Winner of the Massachusetts Book Award
Winner of the PEN/New England Award in Fiction
"Jennifer Haigh is already recognized as one of America’s finest novelists; this collection confirms she is one of our finest short story writers as well.”
— Ron Rash, author of Serena
“A radiant and uplifting book”
— Janet Maslin, The New York Times
In these interconnected short stories, Jennifer Haigh returns to the world of Bakerton, Pennsylvania, a coal mining town rocked by decades of painful change. From its heyday through its slow decline, Bakerton is a town that refuses to give up gracefully.
With a revolving cast of characters—some familiar to readers of Baker Towers—these stories look at the conflicting human desires for escape and for connection, and the enduring hold of home.