Amazon Review
by Walter M. Cummins

Beyond the strong writing and rich characterizations, a unique theme unites the stories in this collection - that is, putting each central character in a crucial traumatic situation and bringing them through to the other side. They face the death of parents, the death of a spouse, divorce, their own impending death, cancer, loss of love, relocation and dislocation, etc. What's special about the way Ronna Wineberg resolves the stories is the character's emergence to a new and different state of being. The implications of the title story go beyond just an alternative vocabulary to suggest an alternative way of experiencing one's existence. Each story concludes with final paragraphs that suggest a form of transcendence. The stories about coin collections that open and close the book are two of the most effective in evoking the mystery of a transforming change.