In these stories we meet the manager of a restored carousel, a young choreographer seeking to make her name in the New York dance world, the author of a book about urban dog care, a band of Alaskan peace marchers who face a life-or-death crisis, and a wheelchair-bound woman who is grieving the loss of her lover. Robin Black, author of Life Drawing, has said of this collection that ..".it is that rare story collection that helps you look at those you know, and those you may just glimpse, with new insight."