<div><p class="BT">The stories in Eleanor Swanson’s <I>Little Houses</I> are full of subtle mystery and nuance—of what we tell each other, and the secrets we keep, how we connect, and fail to connect, how we love, and how we betray those we love. And how there are no answers, not anywhere, though looking for them is what keeps us alive. These stories deal with nothing less than what it means to be human.</p></div>