16 modern fiction superstars shine a startling light on the romance and pain of the infamous literary pair Heathcliff and Cathy. Short stories to stir the heart and awaken vital conversation about love.

‘Inspired by Wuthering Heights, these tales of toxic relationships, an entirely disturbing episode of stalking and necrophilia, blighted lives and bleak landscapes reveal that contemporary responses to Emily Bronte’s endlessly controversial classic can be equally stark, cruel and shocking’ Daily Mail ‘Visceral writing that lays bare the savagery of Heathcliff’ Financial Times ‘Tales of toxic relationships, a hungry, howling, anorexic ghost, drug addled lovers and blighted lives and landscapes … But there are surprises in store, too. Crime writer Sophie Hannah delivers a high school musical murder mystery while Louisa Young’s Heathcliffs I Have Known is a furious, funny, riotous rant on the role of this supposedly romantic hero’ Sunday Express S Magazine ‘In the wonderful, wistful One Letter Different by Joanna Cannon, two teenagers head to the moors in silent, secretive communion’ Daily Mail ‘Louisa Young’s furious, funny, righteous rant redresses the ‘romantic’ hero myth as she recites the violent misdemeanours of bad boyfriends in Heathcliffs I Have Known’ Daily Mail

• Short stories are BACK and this is a collection that enters straight into the zeitgeist conversation of the #MeToo movement – these are stories about the dangers and dynamics of love • Modern, at times disturbing, every single one completely gripping – these are explorations of Heathcliff and Cathy’s visceral bond • An incredible way to celebrate the bicentenary of Emily Bronte’s birthday. This incredible roster of modern stylists have come together under Kate Mosse’s curation • From bestsellers Joanna Cannon, Louise Doughty and Erin Kelly to literary masters such as Lisa McInerney, Grace McCleen and rising stars like Juno Dawson and Nikesh Shukla this is incredible set of voices exploring universal themes from the enduring classic • The collection is compiled by the brilliant Kate Mosse, founder of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, who will be launching the collection at the Parsonage as part of their bicentenary celebration Full list of contributors in alphabetical order:Leila Aboulela, Hanan Al-Shaykh, Joanna Cannon, Alison Case, Juno Dawson, Louise Doughty, Sophie Hannah, Anna James, Erin Kelly, Dorothy Koomson, Grace McCleen, Lisa McInerney, Laurie Penny, Nikesh Shukla, Michael Stewart, Louisa Young Competition: Three Things About Elsie;Stone Mothers. by Leila Aboulela;Hanan Al-Shakyh;Joanna Cannon;Alison Case;Juno Dawson;Louise Doughty;Sophie Hannah;Anna James;Erin Kelly;Grace McCleen;Lisa McInerney;Nikesh Shukla;Michael Stewart;Louisa Young;Kate Mosse