Athena Mandis

Amee turns up at her birth mother’s door, the woman she's been thinking of all her life. A white woman called Miriam lets her in but after an awkward reunion, frustrated Amee doesn’t have what she was looking for. When teenage mum Belle turns up, Amee is pushed aside, Belle knows nothing about Amee’s existence and Miriam tries to keep the sisters apart. Amee’s bruised by this deceit and leaves. But Amee hears Belle arguing with her mum as she storms off with her baby. Amee follows her to the park. Belle’s decision about the future of her baby, forces Amee to confront her own adoption.

A mother forced to flee from her abusive partner with her daughter finds short-lived refuge, until she is unwittingly tracked down, with dire consequences.

Pets can cause more problems that just peeing on your rug. Stephen King's wry tale is the ultimate story of dog people vs cat people and pet lovers vs cynics but is also a sensitive story of a tortured man reflecting on his broken marriage and the shocking tragedy it led to.