Irwin Shaw is an author who possesses a truly unique ability to combine, in his works, depth, the captivating momentum of intense intrigue, and astonishing knowledge of human psychology.
What is love? No—not love of poetry, but simply—a feeling? What is life? Not life as philosophers and writers understand it, but just—human life? What is happiness? What is memory? Who knows? Who will say?
Each of us is alone, and each is drifting along with his or her lot from day to day—from the past to the future—like BREAD ON WATER...