The ordinary lives of others

the long version

"At the intersection of ordinary lives and rural roads there is always more than meets the eye. A collection of short stories set in a small New England town, told through the eyes of a boy with unique access and perspective into the lives of others. The stories span a decade and chronicle extraordinary moments in the lives of ordinary people, and are recounted by the narrator in an attempt to make sense of the full catastrophe that is his own life"--Page 4 of cover.