Illuminate

I've just finished Bret Lott's new collection, The Difference Between Women and Men. What I liked most about the stories was Lott's ability to tell a familiar story in a new and fresh way, sometimes by distorting reality, and sometimes by offering surprising details. The reader will find a couple who longs for the days when their children were young (and perhaps normal size); a man who develops a habit of storytelling to cover his affair; and a Southern woman who hides a secret; and many other moving and intriguing characters.

Bret Lott has written many other books and is the editor for The Southern Review.