This collection of stories by seven hands represents the best of fiction written by women in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The stories in this volume typify their authors' concerns, either in terms of theme, subject matter, of technique. Besides offering readers a taste of the similarities as well as diversities of the achievements of Hong Kong and Taiwan women writers, this book also gives readers a glimpse into the changing attitudes and social structures of Hong Kong and Taiwan. While depicting the problems faced by today's women, the authors of these stories have also confronted the problems of the modern world.