Kruger's title novella, A Collector's Item, is more than a Covid tale of a fading Silent Generation. She explores the resilience of two elderly friends and their struggle for mutual acceptance while facing the restraints of career women during the late twentieth century. Her pithy short stories help us identify generational clashes in our own lives, the duties of family, and the challenges of our friendships. Following on the heels of Port of Call: Memories of an Ancient Mariner, Mollee Kruger continues to remind us that the gift of being alive is in itself the rarest of all our keepsakes.