About the Book
The 2001 Asham Literary Trust competiton attracted more than nine hundred entries of which the judges selected 12, which are published here together with commissioned stories by Louise Doughty, Patricia Duncker, A.L. Kennedy, Elena Lappin, Kate Pullinger, and Carol Shields.
The result is a collection of stories from Zimbabwe to San Francisco via Brighton and Jamaica that proves that the short story is alive and kicking.