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<p><b>'One of the finest short-storywriters at work today. These stories are honest, finely nuanced and indelible.'<br> WENDY ERSKINE<br> <br> 'One of our best short story writers.'<br> <i>THE TIMES</i><br> <br></b><b>'You'll lose yourself in this collection and, most likely, find yourself too. Each story is a masterclass.'<br> JAN CARSON<br></b><b><br></b></p> <b>The much-anticipated new collection from the BBC National Short Story Award-winning author of <i>Multitudes</i> and <i>Intimacies</i>.</b> <br> <i>I still sometimes wonder if one could draw a window in the wall, or in the air, and step through it together. To somewhere else, entirely new.</i><br> <br> From a highly charged Christmas party in Belfast to a passionate affair in Blitz-era London, to a trip to Marrakech which could form a new family, the thirteen striking stories of Openings pulse with possibility and illuminate those fleeting but recognisable moments of heartbreak and hope that can change the course of a life.<br> <b><br> 'It takes a writer as subtle, compassionate and clear-eyed as Caldwell to track the hidden forces that work upon us, to illuminate our secret selves. This is prose that liberates.'<br> CLAIRE KILROY<br> <br> 'Caldwell has a glorious skill for creating narratives in which every element works in perfect tandem.'<br> <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i></b>