That Glimpse of Truth: 100 of the Finest Short Stories Ever Written

That Glimpse of Truth: 100 of the Finest Short Stories Ever WrittenA special reissue from Head of Zeus's bestselling anthology collection of the 100 finest short stories ever written. Profound, lyrical, shocking, wise: the short story is capable of almost anything. This collection of 100 of the finest stories ever written ranges from the essential to the unexpected, the traditional to the surreal. Wide in scope, both beautiful and vast, this is the perfect companion for any fiction lover. Here are childhood

a conversation in which trans people themselves are reduced to a talking point and denied a meaningful voice

'An adventure

The book is a call-to-arms for women to rediscover the fury that has been suppressed by a society that

lovers with his great childhood friend

Olive is a shy girl who prefers reading about adventures to having them herself

A new relationship couldn't have come at a better time - her thirties have not been the liberating

she undid each event

With a lightness of tone and a gentle humour throughout

mainstream feminism has catered to a particular group of women: middle class

with two strange men behind whose drunken banter lie murky pasts

driving him at last to seek refuge in the silence of a large public library

the past and the future differ far less than we might think