An Ideal Arrangement short stories

By Jenny Betteridge

Jenny Betteridge launches her first collection of short stories, including two prize-winning tales.

Jeff and Susie have been together for 10 years and live in their own separate homes, staying with each other at weekends. Geoff thinks it’s an ideal arrangement; he doesn’t have to put up with Susie’s nagging. But Susie has other ideas.

Chrissie, a young teacher, meets one of her ex-pupils when he offered her a lift on a rainy night. They fall in love, but Connor is 16 years her junior and their relationship is fraught with difficulties, especially when Chrissie is introduced to Connor’s mother.

Ruth is regarded as odd by her young office colleagues because she is rather old-fashioned and lives alone with her cat. After humming an old song she heard on the radio, she starts receiving text messages containing lines from the song. But who is sending them?

Exasperated by his wife Miranda’s infidelities, Ben decides to consult a counsellor, Faith. But his visit to Faith lead to sinister and unexpected consequences.

An Ideal Arrangement and Other Stories will take your mind on a roller coaster ride into the lives of everyday people, concealing unexpected twists and turns.

Dare you take a glimpse into their lives?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brown Dog Books
• Release date: Nov 18, 2020
• ISBN: 9781839522093

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