Cassie Oakman

A Twisted Kind of Love Cassie Oakman

This collection of stories explores dysfunctional aspects of a multitude of relationships. We meet a woman whose ambition overrides the wellbeing of the one she claims to love; a man with an unusual solution to his fear that his wife will leave him; and a youth who falls for someone dangerously unsuitable. Some of the stories consider parent-child bonds, such as the teenager who is determined to find out about his father, whatever the consequences. Professional relationships can be fraught too; we hear, for example, about a teacher concerned for the safety of one of her pupils, and the disastrous results of her misguided interventions.

Those who mistake possession or submission for love, those who hold too close, and those who gaze from afar: all of these and more find their place within this collection.