"Meet the shameless women of a certain age who kick over the traces in the most unsuspected ways." Gwen Hullah's collection of compendious stories - wherein these pages you will meet the Silver Splitters who, like the orchid dares to bloom while its keeper is away on holiday. "She Kissed It Worse" - a very plain widow with very deliberate ways; who knows the value of medicinal herbs and deadly plants... "Daggers Drawn" - a Women's Institute secretary who takes perverse pleasure in usurping an old rival - the reinstated chairwoman, and finds herself much read about in a most unsuspected way... "Keen To Shoehorn" - where a wife's ultimatum leads to a husband's ultimate trap... "Spaghetti Hat" - a sophisticated lady who knows the worth of simplicity, wherein, connections between her alibi must not be examined... ==> Note: paperbacks may take up to 3 weeks to arrive via post, whereas ebooks are instantly downloadable
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