Words And Women: Two is the second showcase collection of short prose by women writers in the East of England and the first appearance in print of four specially-commissioned texts for the page and performance, 'About.' The memoir, fiction, creative non-fiction and performance texts inside reflect the brilliance, boldness and depth of women's contemporary writing in the regions. Here is a marriage of vivid imagination and ambiguity, delicate and subtle prose coupled with strong images and deep emotions. A young woman ponders how she has mysteriously wronged a professor. A wife compelled to...

Gull Stones and Cuckoos is a clear-eyed, passionate and honest book of life-writing about contemporary country living in Norfolk.

Lost halls, early morning walks, stillness, fairy-light skies, telescopes on allotments, the loneliness of grief and the adventure of new places in rural Norfolk. The writers in this book are new to writing but their stories and observations are compellingly authentic.

This book has grown out of an Arts Council England project Rural Writes, a partnership between Norfolk Library and Information Service and Words and Women.