The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey (Perveen Mistry Book 3)
‘Well done.’
Perveen Mistry spoke aloud as she slid the signed contracts into envelopes.

The Mistress of Bhatia House by Sujata Massey (Perveen Mistry Book 4)
Sisters will fight.

Dancing in the Ring by Susan E Sage
Catherine stared at an oak tree outside the classroom window without seeing the young man on the branch staring back in at her.

My Oedipus Complex and Other Stories by Frank O’Connor
Some kids are cissies by nature but I was a cissie by conviction.

I was unable to find a review of this book. Frank O’Connor (Michael Francis O’Donovan – 1903-1966) was an Irish writer whose short stories are set in Ireland. A number of the stories in this collection are told from the perspective of a child and have an autobiographical element. All are sharply observed reflections on his society at the time he was writing and of the messiness and ambiguities of ordinary life. I first read this collection in 1987 and it is just as enjoyable on a second reading after all this time. The most delightful story in the book is ‘First Confession‘ which can be read here. If you enjoy it, do try to get hold of the book itself.