Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world\"s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith....

\"I think few of the stories in Loss will leave readers cold...\" Victoria Hislop, bestselling author and champion of the short story, has chosen her favourite short stories by women writers. Here are prizewinners, famous wits, well-known feminists, national treasures and rising stars....

Set in a frozen world that is gradually being devastated by ever-encroaching ice, Anna Kavan\"s masterwork follows one man\"s pursuit of a mysterious silver-haired girl to the ends of the earth; to the end of everything....