Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: An enthusiastic recommendation

Tilghman's IN A FATHER'S PLACE is one of my favorite story collections, and I found MASON'S RETREAT to be a truly magnificent novel. THE WAY PEOPLE RUN is a more than worthy addition to Tilghman's body of work and my bookshelf. Tilghman knows how to develop characters with depth and grace. While I found all of the stories engrossing, the final two pieces are masterpieces, fresh and strange and humane by turns. A high recommendation.