Watson writes about a wide range of situations with gentle probing and sympathetic unveiling. The characters are shown with all their objectionable blemishes and yet are still cloaked in vulnerable humanity.
I read these stories slowly, with pauses between each, to savour them and make them last. Each had a unique impact - as all good short stories should. There may have been a tear or two. I will not soon forget the characters, particularly the tragic ones. And there was enough sweet tragedy to satisfy even the most melancholic reader. However the stories are never morbid or cynical.
Overall Watson has a achieved a collection that encourages introspection and empathy for those around us. That seems a very impressive and worth while impact for a little book of short stories.
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