An obsession with baths . . . An expectation of infidelity . . . A Tube suicide . . . A liaison with Rumpelstiltskin . . . A foxtrot in the Bin...

Jenny Diski's short stories are dark and diverting. They move effortlessly between wildly different locations Caribbean paradises, seedy apartments, fairytale towers. They explore subjects contemporary and complex. Best of all, they gleam with intelligence and a sardonic wit.
The Vanishing Princess offers more ideas and surprises still, some memorable subversions and an unstinting supply of provocative entertainment.