Includes four stories: "Father! Father! Burning Bright" is a satire on a dying man's family reaction; "The Clothes They Stood Up In" is a painful story of an elderly couple; "The Laying on of Hands" is a memorial service for a masseur; and "The Lady in the Van"...

Includes four stories: "Father! Father! Burning Bright" is a satire on a dying man's family reaction; "The Clothes They Stood Up In" is a painful story of an elderly couple; "The Laying on of Hands" is a memorial service for a masseur; and "The Lady in the Van" is the true story of an old lady. These stories talk about ordinary people's foibles.