A fox stalks a nest of hatching swans, loving parents deal with their child\'s Down syndrome diagnosis, a close-knit community mourns a death, a teenager is forced to give up an afternoon of surfing to spend time with her Nan.
That she manages to get depth of character and intense sense of place in such a slim collection is. \'Kate Liston-Mills\'s lush but precise prose and fresh perspective gives this collection about the tough stuff of ordinary life immense energy, beauty and warmth.
A fox stalks a nest of hatching swans, loving parents deal with their child\'s Down syndrome diagnosis, a close-knit community mourns a death, a teenager is forced to give up an afternoon of surfing to spend time with her Nan