Book description
To the untrained eye, married antiques dealers Bonnie and Vivien have
grown to become almost identical over the years. However, Vivien
secretly struggles to retain her own diminishing identity, as she
increasingly defers to Bonnie's actions and attitudes. When Vivien
spends a dreamy afternoon wandering the countryside without Bonnie,
she rediscovers her independence in a secret hiding place, piquing her
partner's fear and jealousy. But ultimately it is their shared passion
- and an act of criminality - which brings them back together.
Part of the Storycuts series, this 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).
