This is essential reading for all fans of Tobias Wolff and fans of big North American fiction, like Richard Ford, Alice Munro and Raymond Carver. A new atmospheric look will broaden the market for Our Story Begins. Review coverage has been exceptional and further paperback coverage is anticipated.

Our Story Begins combines twenty-one of Tobias Wolff's classic stories with ten potent new works, spanning three decades and confirming Wolff's status as a master of the genre. These stories of war, morality, frustration, loneliness and love trace a path through the everyday and the extraordinary, shedding a poignant yet hopeful light on American life and the intricate truths of human nature.