'Nattily subversive, sexually ambiguous, intelligent and disturbing. The prose sizzles with acidic observation' Sunday Times
A funeral party ends in an unexpected manner; parents are faced with difficult decisions about their daughter; a housewife transforms her personality with a simple touch-up; a father's trip to his former school brings back memories of love he thought buried forever.
From gothic thrills and twisted comedy to moving family vignettes, Dangerous Pleasures offers a memorable collection of Patrick Gale's brilliant short stories of marriage, sex and mortality.
What readers say about DANGEROUS PLEASURES:
'This collection was special. Rarely have I read a short story collection where I enjoyed every story, each one unique from the others. I love the author's sly wit' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Surprising, memorable and with a good degree of humour leaning toward the macabre, each story in this collection is a gem' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight and now lives on a farm near Land's End. One of this country's best-loved novelists, his most recent works are A Place Called Winter, Take Nothing With You and Mother's Boy. His BBC 'Queer Britannia' television drama, Man In An Orange Shirt, was shown to great acclaim in 2017 and won an International Emmy Award.