Author: Arditti, Michael Short storiesPublished on 11 August 2025 by Salt Publishing in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Salt Modern Stories' series.Paperback | 320 pages, Not illustrated113 x 178 x 26 | 218g From the septuagenarian prostitute exposed in a tabloid sting to the Queen Bee of a local dramatic society upstaged by her cleaner; from the nine-year-old girl caught in the crossfire of her parents’ divorce to the widow stranded on an Antarctic cruise during the COVID pandemic; from the doctor’s wife confronting the enormity of her husband’s online dealings to the forgotten musical comedy star yearning to return to the spotlight; these twelve captivating and compelling stories explore a diverse range of female experience. By turn humorous and poignant, whimsical and provocative, they make for richly rewarding reading.
