Can some one help me find the name of this short story writer / collection please??

[JoyceDivision]

I can picture the book!

Male writer, name something like Eric Barlow?

Book is a collection of storioes over four decades of writing, about love andlife ingeneral.

Cover of book is like a black and white dark photo of blokes stood at a (smoky?) bar

Got rave reviews a while ago and want to get my mitts on it!!

Thank you!

Was it The Likes of Us by Stan Barstow?

here

It must be. I guessed Stan Barstow because he's one of my faves.

thank you, havebought on my new ereader thingy!