Contains thirteen stories, and a selection of twenty-three more from author's previous collection, making it a delight for her existing admirers and the introduction to her work for beginners.[...]
When her parents abandon their seedy Streatham pub for a tearoom in Kent, life for April changes dramatically. She is befriended by the wonderfully dangerous Ruby and by the creepy but immaculately dressed Mr Greenridge, who likes to follow her around the village.[...]