Chris Binchy gestaltet Erzählungen, die sich mit den komplexen Netzen von Beziehungen und gesellschaftlichen Dynamiken befassen, die unser Leben prägen. Seine Prosa erforscht auf scharfsinnige Weise die moralischen Komplexitäten und Konsequenzen menschlichen Handelns und bietet einen tiefen Einblick in die Motivationen der Charaktere. Durch seine detaillierten Darstellungen von Individuen und ihren inneren Landschaften deckt Binchy die feinen Nuancen der menschlichen Natur auf. Seine Werke bieten eine tiefgründige Untersuchung dessen, was es bedeutet, in der heutigen Welt ein Mensch zu sein.
After Rory has returned to Dublin to bury his mother, he decides that New York, with the flash job, fast money and high tech apartment is just not for him anymore, and it's time to come home again. But where is home and who is Rory now?
The story revolves around David, a shy but observant young man who struggles to express himself. At a party, he becomes infatuated with the captivating Camille but relies on his charismatic best friend, Alex, to approach her. Despite David's initial interest, Alex's confidence wins Camille's attention, leading to a complex dynamic between the friends as David grapples with feelings of inadequacy and unrequited love.
A young boy waits for his father to come home from England at the weekends. During the week he and his mother are alone in the house. His parents don't get on, and he feels angry and alone. He begins to sniff petrol from a can in the garden shed. It changes his world and makes everything bright and beautiful. But in reality, things are getting worse and worse. (From back of cover)A short story from the New Island Open Door series.