This highly anticipated collection by internationally acclaimed short story master David Means is exceptional in it's language and it's diversity of narratives. Means searches out with delicate precision the intricate relationship between immortality and grace. THE SPOT is a place along the Hudson River, where two lovers walk with a keen sense that their adultery is about to come to an end. THE SPOT lies in the eardrum of a madman plagued by a noisy upstairs neighbour. THE SPOT is at the bottom of Niagara Falls, where the body of a young girl floats.