Collection of short stories published in various magazines in India and abroad. Here is a quick summary: The female protagonists in 'Return from the Ashes', 'Great Escape', 'Till Death Do Us part' reflect a wave of 'Feminism'. While 'Chasing a Shadow' is about the ego and disastrous ambition of a Naval Officer, 'Key to the Gates of Heaven' is the pathetic end of a Narcissistic vanity of a woman. 'Dreams Shattered' is an attempt to portray 'feminization of poverty' through the exploitation of an innocent, poor, pretty young girl Pushpa. 'I Want to be like Kuttappan' is an innocent boy's...