Cat Brushing

SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZE
''Sensual, spiky, tender and utterly original'' Pandora Sykes
''A fierce and fascinating debut'' Lily King

I was told of an older woman who was asked by her granddaughter, ''Granny, when was the happiest time of your life?''
''I don''t know,'' she replied, ''I may not have had it yet.''

The stories found in this collection explore the worlds of thirteen o...