"There's something I want you to do." This request--sometimes
simple, sometimes not--forms the basis for the ten interrelated short
stories that comprise this latest penetrating and prophetic collection
from the winner of the PEN/Malamud Award and "one of our most gifted
writers" (Chicago Tribune).
As we follow a diverse group of Minnesota citizens, each grappling with
their own heightened fears, responsibilities, and obsessions, Baxter
unveils the remarkable in what might otherwise be the seemingly
inconsequential moments of everyday life.