52 stories, one for every week of the year. Some light and frothy, some dark and devious, some sweet and magical, and some just downright cheeky, here's a book of stories for those who might have given up on stories. Consider them the truffles at the feast, to savour and enjoy! These stories will lighten up any holiday or dull moment en route to your own paradise island. Meet Harry the hobbit, who receives a most unusual gift; a magical typewriter on a mission; a criminally inclined fantail; an art thief with a moral imperative; three bewitching beach beauties and their victim; a group of smokers making their last stand; a man who can't stop walking in circles; a taniwha trapped in an elevator shaft; Stock Car Sally who'll go all the way, bumper to bumper; an amateur realtor from hell; a political sausage; a boatie with a mist that won't go away; a suitcase with its own agenda; a drunk reporter who sobers up at his own funeral, and many more. Greg Treadwell, ex-editor of the Gulf News, Hauraki Gulf. John Hawkesby.