These stories are rich in intimate glimpses into the inner worlds of quietly extraordinary people: a man who wants to give fatherly love to his girlfriend's son; a farmer who regrets the loss of a great tree from her front lawn for her family's satellite reception; an immigrant who tells his American wife the same two old family stories and only fixes two-stroke engines.
Rick Rofihe's work has been well received by critics at The New Yorker, The...