Action, fear, alienation, fantasy, 22 short stories by women capturing the very special flavour and personality of city life. From Beijing to Berlin, by way of Soweto, San Francisco, Damascus, Dublin, London, Tangier... Stunning variety in their depiction of urban manners and mores. Publishers WeeklyA truly cosmopolitan writer, Ines Rieder was born in Austria and now divides her time between Vienna, Sao Paolo and California. Her previous books include the award-winning Aids: The Women (1989).