"... 80 persen dari 17 cerpen yang dipilih di sini hampir semua melukiskan kondisi fisis dan psikis dari kalangan bawah atau marginal yang serba kalang-kabut." - Y.B. Mangunwijaya
After four years' separation, Alison had been forced to return to her husband Dirk du Bois; blackmailed by his threat to take their little son away from her if she didn't agree. But it was clear that Dirk hated her now, and was as indifferent to her as he had been when they were first married - so why did he insist that she stayed with him? For Yvette Paulson, who had broken up the marriage, wa…
After only a few days of marriage, Tanya had been separated from her husband Adrian and trapped ini her own country behind the Iron Curtain. Now, years later, she had managed to escape and had sought Adrian out at last. But, thinking his marriage was over, Adrian was planning to marry another girl - and heartlessy made it clear to Tanya that he no longer wanted her. But that was not the end of …
Mengisahkan tentang Tajul Muluk yang pergi berburu ke hutan dan menemui beberapa saudagar. Salah satu dari saudagar tersebut bernama Aziz. Tajul Muluk memanggil Aziz untuk melihat dagangannya, ketika saudagar itu membuka buntalan yang dibawanya, terdepat sehelai saputangan yang indah sulamannya. Aziz, segera mengambil saputangan tersebut dan menangis. Tajul Muluk terheran-heran melihat kelakuka…
Impulsive, passionate, live-wire Zoe was the exact opposite of her more realistic boy-friend, Ben. But together they made a perfect team - both in and out of bed. They had plans to tkae them down the road to success and nothing was going to get in their way. But then the unforseen happened. Would their future be FOR BETTER ... OR... FOR WORSE?