Author Description

This volume is part of a series of novels, plays and stories intended for use at A Level. The complete, original text is accompanied by an introduction, activities for before, during and after study, as well as notes. Set against a world of violence and pain, Susan Hill's collection of stories focuses on the individual's struggle for hope. In each story there is a fresh look at the sinister side of life and death - who will survive and who will be destroyed?