How does a nine-year-old boy cope with the death and funeral of his much loved Grandad? Does career success bring happiness to The Seagull? Will a wife's planned revenge on her secretive husband have the desired effect? Have we forgotten how to dream? Will the doctor's skill satisfy his client in the gothic 'nip and tuck' tale, The Sum of the Parts? What is burning on Pyre 759? Are The Birds of Prey dangerous ...or just lame ducks? Why does the Sleeping Man sleep? and What is the chilling ancient mystery of Bela's Knap? All these questions will be answered as you turn the pages of ' The Planter of Souls- and other stories': a tantalising collection in which humour, pathos, tragedy and triumph all combine to create a fascinating whole.