The Fruit Cage (Storycuts‪)‬

Christopher's early declaration that he has known his parents all his life is shown to be misguided. Following the widowing of one of their associates, and the emergence of their latter day estrangement, he realises he must re-evaluate the history of his parents' relationship.

Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection The Lemon Table.