Katy Hayes Knihy

14 wicked tales from the author of curtains. Katy Hayes short stories chart the terrain of human relationships, from the unhappy young housewife who takes to midnight rollerskating in the park, to the politically correct young student embroiled in a very dubious affair, to the young woman who realises the lengths some people will go to be in 2's: What was wrong with 3's or 4's, great marauding gangs.

Arlene (actually it's Ar-lay-nah) Morrissey is a very successful theatrical agent. She has several phones and a flat decked out in expensive pale pinks and greys. She wears DKNY and doesn't take bullshit. It has taken a long time to construct this persona, and a suprisingly short time for it to fall apart. A visit from a lonely, vulnerable young writer with her bad play touches a part of Arlene she'd thought long buried, and sets in motion a series of events over which for once she has no control.