United under the banner of flash fiction, this is a collection of stories, or little 'cells', complete in themselves but connected by the overarching themes of betrayal and revenge. Featuring teenagers and often with an unexpected twist, these frighteningly realistic stories takes you to the very edge and beyond.
A girl loses her humanity when she takes a summer job as a theme-park character, a boy believes he sees a girl jump to her death, only to discover the same event happened 100 years before; these provocative stories lend themselves beautifully to discussion. The titular story in particular; in which what begins as an innocent game turns deadly, will haunt the reader for a long time after.
Aidan Chambers lives in Gloucestershire with his American wife, Nancy, who is the editor of Signal magazine. He divides his time between his own writing and lecturing which he does extensively in Australia, the USA and Europe. His provocative and challenging novels for teenagers and young adults have won him international acclaim.