A sparkling collection of short stories by many of the UK's best known magazine writers. Read any women’s magazine and the names in this book are bound to be there. Women connected by fiction and their love of words who have joined together to support the awareness and treatment of breast cancer by the way they know best – the short story. The book has been compiled by author Elaine Everest to celebrate the 30th anniversary of her survival from breast cancer. Diamonds and Pearls includes stories by Penny Alexandra Teresa Ashby Linda Barrett Kelly Rose Bradford Francesca Burgess Catherine Burrows June Crowe Elaine Everest Kelly Florentia Della Galton Lynne Hackles Vivien Hampshire Sue Houghton Dawn Hudd Vanda Inman Angela Johnson Caroline Jones Sophie King Linda Lewis Lisa Main Kath McGurl Sue Moorcroft Sally Quilford Geraldine Ryan Gerry Savill Glynis Scrivens Jill Steeples Ginny Swart Katharine Swartz Fran Tracey Christine Webb Jane Wenham-Jones Ann West Paula Williams A donation from the sale of each book will go to the Against Breast Cancer charity Registered charity no 1121258