where the money went stories
p kevin canty is a master of the short story whose work has been compared to that of flannery oconnor and raymond carver . in where the money went he surprises us with stories about love and the desertion of love all written from a mans point of view . rarely is a man so revealing . br a narrator struggles with his abiding loyalty to his ex wife even when he finds love with another woman . a newly divorced man learns more than he wants to know about his friends long term marriages . in these nine stories which incisively touch on the complex nature of love we find men as fathers as husbands and as lovers trying their best in a world that stubbornly refuses to make sense . canty whose writing has been praised as smart gritty unsentimental new york times lovely and unforgiving boston globe and enchanting and painful usa today powerfully conveys both the bitterness that can afflict romantic relationships and the moments of humor and tenderness that cut through it .
stories explore love and relationships from a mans perspective while considering the human drive to make sense of the world in a collection that includes such protagonists as an unfaithful man who struggles with loyalty to his wife and a divorcee who learns unwanted truths about his friends long term marriages .