Choice (Psychology) -- Fiction

In Moo Nelson's life it rains every day - a constant rain of spite and derision. His only refuge is the bridge, where he spends time thinking and dreaming. Until the night he witnesses a car chase and a murder - or does he? Moo must decide between truth and lies, loneliness and loyalty.

Penelope Lively takes moments from her own life and asks 'what if she had made other choices?'. She examines alternative destinies, choices and the moments in our lives when we could have chosen a different path.