ARGONAUT BOOKS

Witty, heartbreaking, shocking, satirical: the short story can excite or sadden, entice or repulse. The one thing it can never be is dull. Now Victoria Hislop has collected 100 stories from her favourite women writers into one volume. Here are Man Booker Prize-winners and Nobel Laureates, feminists and famous wits, national treasures and rising stars, all handpicked by one of the nation's best-loved novelists. Reviews [This] has given me more pleasure this year than almost all the rest of my reading put togetherMariella FrostrupThis huge, beautiful book is a treasure chest.....Read More