Ten short stories explore the bonds within families and particularly those between fathers and sons

Praise

In these ten powerful stories, Schwartz writes like a detective of the heart. –Booklist (starred)

Schwartz's masterly Lives of the Fathers mines our deepest feelings toward parents, time, memory, and forgiveness. –Chicago Tribune

Schwartz's stories are a cause for celebration. –Studies in Short Fiction, Sanford Pinsker