Title: The Abyssinian mountain lion & other stories
Description: "David McDougall reintroduces the reader to that most excellent thing: the good yarn.Meet the neighbour with a war history who cant help interfering with goings-on over the fence, a woman on a train wholl go to any lengths to clear her student debt, a bunch of mates on a hunting trip who fear dire consequences after shooting a fantail, and a retired husband whose wife irons his shorts for Valentines Day and leaves him perplexed about how to return the favour.As for the Abyssinian mountain lion, is there even such a thing?These are stories of humour and melancholy, love and vice"--Back cover.
Subjects: New Zealand Short stories