AustLit

'17 short stories: Two men looking for thrills on a late-night train close in on Jennifer... how will her journey end? Will is confronted by three possible outcomes, each of them far more exciting than he can handle. Young Thomas finds himself in more than just a spot of bother. A woman takes her new car out into the country and discovers a surprisingly mysterious world. Charlie's disagreeable wife goes too far once again, and this time gets her comeuppance. Johan's past life catches up with him and puts his daughter Katherine in danger. A bizarre bond formed between Gerard and Boyd after a disastrous drive in the country changes everything. Alex finds himself captured and can make no sense of it... and so it goes. Seventeen widely different scenarios, seventeen widely different outcomes in this, Volume One of the Collected Stories of Michel Dignand. Discerning readers will find much to enjoy amongst the stories in this anthology.' (Publication summary)