<p><b>Eight interlinked family dramas set on an Israeli kibbutz from the masterful storyteller behind <i>A Tale of Love and Darkness</i></b><br><br><br><i>¿On the kibbutz it¿s hard to know. We¿re all supposed to be friends but very few really are¿</i><br><br> Ariella, unhappy in love, confides in the woman whose husband she stole.<br><br> Nahum, a devoted father, can¿t find the words to challenge his daughter¿s promiscuous lover.<br><br> The old idealists deplore the apathy of the young, while the young are so used to kibbutz life that they can¿t work out if they¿re impassioned or indifferent. <br><br><b>In this short story collection Amos Oz reveals the secrets and frustrations of the human heart</b><br><br><b>¿Lucid and heartbreaking¿ <i>Guardian</i></b></p>