This lively collection of twelve paired short stories by modern and contemporary authors offers something for everyone: love, hope, conflict and disillusionment. Some are stylish, some witty, some entertaining, some puzzling and even disturbing. You may even expect the unexpected. - Wide variety of activities and questions to enable students to analyse the text in full - Stories paired based on theme and/or form and style to encourage comparative studies, personal interpretations and meaningful communication in class. - Extensive glossaries to aid understanding - Dramatised recording of six complete stories