From Australia's hottest talents, this dazzling collection of stories will make you think of icy-poles, holidays at the beach, thrumming cicadas, New Year's resolutions, water restrictions, and scorching heat . . . Here too are tales of sudden death, abandonment, abduction, betrayal, family feuds, and murder.
Dip into 'Scorched' for some perfect summer reading.
Features Alan Attwood, Monica McInerney, Amy Witting, Robert Drewe, Carmel Bird, Lisa Jacobsen, Shane Maloney, Elizabeth Jolley, Sonya Hartnett, Jeana Vithoulkas, Yasmin Boland, Jean Kent, Belinda Jeffery, Elizabeth Stead, Amanda Lohrey, Peter Goldsworthy, Mandy Sayer and others.