From the opening story about a married woman who takes a trip to the city with a single purpose in mind - to sleep with another man -
Antarctica draws you into a world of obsession, betrayal and fragile relationships. In & apos; House Calls& apos; , Cordelia wakes on the last day ofthe twentieth century and sets off along the coast road to keep a date with her lover that has been nine years in the waiting. In & apos; The Singing Cashier& apos; , a local postman visits two sisters bearing fishy gifts in the hope that his favour will be returned in kind. One of the most moving and disturbing stories in the collection, & apos; Passport Soup& apos; , features Frank Corso, who sits alone eating green tomatoes and bacon, mourning the disappearance of his nine-year-old daughter: & apos; At one point in that late evening, she was there, and then she wasn& apos; t. & apos; Keegan& apos; s characters inhabit a world where dreams, memory and chance can have crippling consequences for those involved. Compassionate, witty and unsettling,
Antarctica is a collection to be savoured.
