Short Stories of Escape

In this luminous collection of upmarket fiction, four deeply human stories explore the quiet struggles and defining moments that shape us. An aging woodcarver clings to his faith and craftsmanship as he wrestles with his fractured relationship with his son. A neglected boy finds solace in books, discovering that stories can both shelter and set him free. A childhood Christmas, a Hollywood epic, and a family crisis converge in a meditation on innocence, fate, and belief. And a reluctant teenage traveler, trapped in the suffocating presence of his stepfather, must decide whether to keep fading into the background or carve out a space of his own.

These stories are for those who appreciate the quiet complexities of life, who recognize the significance of a single moment, and who understand that the marks we leave on each other-however small-are never forgotten.