My Life with Eva

Intimate portraits of lives in transition, marked by loss, longing, and the search for connection.

A dying woman in a hospital bed assumes another patient's identity to acquire her blackcurrant cordial and a visitor. A man becomes a detective to explore his curiosity about his wife's friend, with disastrous results. A monkey uses a computer to update a Shakespearean tragedy. People begin journeys that never end, or live lifetimes in a single dream.

This collection brings together prize-winning and critically acclaimed short stories that explore the complexities of the human condition. Alex Barr's characters grapple with infidelity, aging, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. For readers who enjoy character-driven narratives and literary explorations of identity and belonging.