And the characters in each of the stories, whether they are those who remain in Bakerton or those who leave are forever imprinted with the town of their birth, connected to the place no matter how far they roam. The stories span the entire life of the town from the grand heights of the mine production to the slow, economically depressed strangling perseverance of the town after the mines are played out.
Her novels, Baker Towers and Faith were wonderfully done so it perhaps shouldn't be a surprise that this sort-of sequel to Baker Towers is also a thoughtful and beautifully rendered portrait of a town and a people. Short stories are not generally my milieu but Jennifer Haigh's new collection of interconnected stories tied together both by character and place is magnificent.
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