Furthermore [Paperback]

Maguire's is a voice that doesn't resemble anyone else's, and her vision of the world is clear, astringent, and generous. --Philip Pullman

These are intelligent, thought-provoking and fundamentally honest stories. --James Robertson

Maguire's is a voice that doesn't resemble anyone else's, and her vision of the world is clear, astringent, and generous.

Two Irishmen in Purgatory discuss their own suicides; a book-snob on holiday reflects on the nature of addiction; a pair of thoroughly modern dog-lovers find breast issues impede perfect coupling; a 19th-century Parisian cat narrates his master's obsession with a favourite model; a young man's romance founders as he spends Christmas befriending new flatmate Steve, a fearless mouse; and fans of the irrepressible Marina McLoughlin will applaud her latest adventures in art and astral travel.

Susie Maguire used to do stand-up, sing a capella, and present TV programmes. She has performed on stage, radio, film and TV, has written comedy and drama for radio and television, and is currently the Book of The Moment columnist for The Herald. Her first collection, 'The Short Hello' (Polygon, 2000), featured as a week of readings on Radio 4; her next project, 'Little Black Dress', a portfolio of new stories created for Radio 4, is due for publication in late 2005 by Polygon, and it is a must-have collection of frocky tales by fifteen established female writers. Susie was contributing editor to three anthologies for Polygon: 'Scottish Love Stories' (1995), 'Hoots!: An Anthology of Scottish Comic Writing' (1997) and 'Something Wicked, Something New: New Scottish Comic Writing' (2000).