<p>A collection of twenty-five thought-provoking table-turning contemporary short stories about women and their sometime boyfriends men who are almost boyfriends disgraced boyfriends never-going-to-happen boyfriends dishonest obsessive and self-centred boyfriends. Their history is brief because they didn't make the grade or unfortunately for them they just didn't survive.</p><p><br></p><p>In an exploration of women's experiences and emotions this collection of traditional and experimental storytelling - sometimes sad sometimes tongue-in-cheek always intriguing - leads the reader through hostile cityscapes natural landscapes and the rocky and uncertain territory of the female mind.</p>