A short story collection of the emotions, darkness and unnerving parts of human existance that we prefer to keep hidden - even from ourselves. Everyone has something that drives them. Terrifies them. Pushes them to extremes. Everyone has something that eats into their existence. Women whose domestic struggles hide much deeper concerns and dangers. An undertaker who goes to great lengths to preserve life as she wants it. A young woman who meets a wolf with a terrible tale to tell. An affair revealed amid night-time tension and the wielding of a cheese knife. Men and women who have to battle the most dreadful parts of existence in silence. Love, hate, fear, guilt and regret all rear their heads in emotive and often dark and unnerving collection which houses a number of prize-winning tales, together with never before seen short stories. Think about it – what, or who, is your reason for everything? And what would you be prepared to do to keep it that way?

Dark and haunting secrets, lies, betrayal and vengeance. A diary that holds an unbearable secret. Misplaced jealousy with devastating consequences. Threatening letters which unearth traumatic memories and have the power to destroy lives. One man, back from the dead, who has only one thing on his mind - vengeance. Set in 1970s England on the day of the Women's Liberation March, this is a novel of four people's haunting memories, shadows of the past and truths that threaten to destroy them. When the lines between memory and reality are blurred, and honesty is more devastating than the secrets that haunt us, what do you do? Do you ignore it? Do you try to protect those you love? Or do you seek revenge? Some secrets can't be forgiven. PLEASE NOTE: This book was previously published as Baby up the Chimney. This book is part of the Hearts and Crimes series. The books can be read in any order. Other titles in the series include: The Reason for Everything