CERTAINTY and Other Illusions

By Simon Cole

CERTAINTY and Other Illusionsfrom the White Cat Collection... short stories of a different kind... profound literary story-telling by a master of the craft

... a traveller on a night train in the middle of a Cinderella tale

... an ageing hairdresser undone by a wartime confession

... a deserted bar by a bridge where past and present seem to meet with the tide

... a young girl's inspiration that predicts a dystopian future

Nine stories of encounters, with strangers, with vanished selves, with the half-buried truths we use to survive.

Told with empathy and flashes of wry humour, uncovering memory and identity, illuminating the fragile scaffolding of the beliefs we live by.

A contemplative and rewarding collection from a masterful observer of humankind.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1067669426
• ISBN13: 9781067669423
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Humanitasbooks
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"