A brilliant collection of nine short stories that explores the realities of contemporary relationships, offers imaginative visions of urban life, and examines the divisive and destructive acts played out on the personal battlegrounds of family life Winner of the 1988 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Mystery for The Telling of Lies, Timothy Findley has written novels (The Wars, Famous Last Words, and Not Wanted on the Voyage) much celebrated for their weighty and ambitious themes. In Stones, Findley exposes the sharp changes in the traditional institutions of love, marriage, and family through a vivid terrain of images and insightful stories. Reflecting our changing times with stunning clarity, the tales reveal the menacing and enigmatic aspects of our daily lives.