McGilvray's Escape and Other Tales

McGILVRAY'S ESCAPE describes the fortunes and misfortunes of an escaped convict on the run from pursuers; PUSSY BATES RETIRES is about the final adventure of a cat burglar; THE ORANG BULE relates to the chance meeting between an attractive (married) nurse and a Caucasian consultant in Jakarta; THE NURSE reflects the story of the Orang Bule as seen from the perspective of the Orang Bule himself; TAKEN FOR A RIDE details the (true) sequence of events following a riding accident; THE DRIVING MIRROR describes a weird consequence of fitting a second-hand mirror into the car; LOTTERY PARADISE is a fantasy story about a lottery winner; A STRANGE ACCIDENT describes a hilarious sequence of events (true) when two friends are in a hurry to get home in their car.