Books Tell You Why, Inc.

A Fine first Printing of the First Edition in a scuffed Near Fine dust-jacket.

Alan Sillitoe's short stories explore the consequences of choices made in the past. In "The Second Chance," a man who has spent decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit is given a second chance. He must choose whether to use this opportunity to make amends and start anew, or to continue to hide his past. In "The Boy Who Ran Away," a boy who has been abandoned by his parents runs away from home and is forced to live on the streets. He meets a man who offers to take him in and teach him how to survive. In "The Householder," a woman who has been divorced for years is remarried to a man she doesn't love. She begins to regret her decision, and begins to imagine a life without her husband. In each of these stories, the characters are forced to confront their pasts and make decisions that will affect their future.; 8vo; 219 pages; Price? ? ?