A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards - including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in Essex.
Tender, comic and chilling by turn, these short stories expose and explore the undercurrents of violence, anguish and love. They examine the nature of the individual, both in isolation and society, as the characters define and deny their chosen identities. Winner of the Scottish Arts Council Book Award. (Kirkus UK)