Why does that man deliberately choose to sit next to you on the bus? How do you start a conversation in the hospital waiting room with someone who looks vaguely familiar? Why are we such creatures of habit? What do you do when dinner guests turn up a week early? How would you feel if your son disappeared without trace? Should you confide in your hairdresser?
Ivor Rawlinson-s short story collection, The 88 Bus: and other stories, is all about people and situations you-ll recognise at once. They tap into our everyday fears, reveal our obsessions, and reflect our frustrations. They show us quiet saints, brilliant teachers, eccentric husbands, inspired wives -and the occasionalcon-man.
These short stories are mostly set in London, where the author lives, but others are set in North Africa, Canada and France where he worked as a diplomat. The quirkiness of our neighbours, the surprises round the corner, the beauty that surrounds us, the kindness of stran
