A grandmother runs away from home and finds freedom, an actress dons a frothy hat, a poet searches for Bohemia. There are some clergymen, some nuns, and more than a few criminals.Journeys, real or metaphorical, are a common theme. Some stories are funny, some sad, some long, a few very short. These are tales to dip into, re-read and savour.Award winning writer Janet Walkinshaw collects here for the first time stories which have been previously published in magazines and anthologies, or broadcast on BBC Radio 4, together with some that are new.