Book description
Neville is captivated by the story of his distant aunt, a Victorian
woman who set up a school for sickly children. But visiting the part
of London where he grew up stirs up memories of his own childhood and
personal history, causing him to re-assess his outlook in the present day.
Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously
published in the collection The Atmospheric Railway.
Shena Mackay was born in Edinburgh. She is the author of four
previous collections of stories -
Babies in Rhinestones
,
Dreams of Dead Women's Handbags
,
The Laughing Academy
and
The World's Smallest Unicorn
. Her novels include
Dunedin
,
The Orchard on Fire
(which was shortlisted for the 1996 Booker Prize),
The Artist's Widow
and
Heligoland
(which was shortlisted for the 2003 Orange Prize).
