«Meet the shameless women of a certain age who kick over the traces in the most unsuspected ways.» Gwen Hullah's collection of compendious stories — wherein these pages you will meet the Silver Splitters who, like the orchid dares to bloom while its keeper is away on holiday. "She Kissed It Worse" — a very plain widow with very deliberate ways; who knows the value of medicinal herbs and deadly plants… “Daggers Drawn” — a Women's Institute secretary who takes perverse pleasure in usurping an old rival — the reinstated chairwoman, and finds herself much read about in a most unsuspected way… “Keen To Shoehorn” — where a wife's ultimatum leads to a husband's ultimate trap… “Spaghetti Hat” — a sophisticated lady who knows the worth of simplicity, wherein, connections between her alibi must not be examined…
