"The women had descended on the Lane like locusts, looking for bargains. ("Breaking the Fast")"

"Bill looked straight through the old man. His thoughts were very far away. ("Becoming a Tramp")"

"The baker's wife, who had been tut-tutting as her husband spoke, rejoined: "That's how they are. They don't know anyt…"

"People make their way through the library like a dense forest, not knowing where it begins or where it will end. ("Tw…"

"The teacher is still basking in the beauty of his own creativity, when he realises that his only listeners are the wa…"

"The small house stands on its own, completely isolated. The houses on either side have been reduced to high piles of …"

"Satisfied, filled with the warmth of the bright sun, the birds were singing cheerfully, oblivious of the war taking o…"

"And there it was, in the ruined street, among the piles of bricks, earth, bent metal joists and glass, and the smoke …"

"The earth lay there like a corpse prepared for an autopsy, its innards wet and glistening. Sewage pipes were sticking…"

"His eyes burn like torches but he does not say a word. He looks at his mother with pity and clenches his small fists,…"