"Cathedral" begins with the matter-of-fact unnamed narrator explaining that his wife's friend, Robert, who is blind, is coming to stay with them. He has never met Robert, but his wife became friends with him ten years before when she answered an ad in the paper and started working for him. She had a transformative experience when he asked to touch her face, and the two have kept in contact via …
Kumpulan cerita ini bertutur tentang para lelaki dan perempuan kesepian dan kegilaan manusia dengan segala lekuk-liku dan kerumitannya, juga sisi gelap cinta dan kebrengsekan hidup. Dengan lugas tapi memikat, Raymond Carver menghidupkan tokoh-tokoh sederhana yang bergelut dengan suka duka urusan hidup sehari-hari.