
Foreword / Kate Reardon
After Mel / Deborah Moggach
Mr. What's Prize / Diana Athill
A bright eye in a bunch of leaves / Doris Lessing
Sarajevo mon amour / Janine di Giovanni
Kidnapped / Kate Burton
Coffee break / Sahar Hashemi
Secret admirer / Xandra Bingley
Lammie's tale / Rosie Boycott
First communion / Marina Warner.
Essays on rites of passage. Published by Condé Nast Publications in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.