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The Forty Elephants were unique in the annals of British crime. Known also as the Forty Thieves, they were the country's only all-female crime syndicate, a gang of tough but glamorous young women who plundered the fashion stores and jewel shops of the West End, took their lovers from the among London's most notorious gangsters, and terrorised their rivals, male and female alike. Their roots lay with the Elephant Gang, a band of highwaymen who once haunted the Elephant and Castle coaching inn south of the Thames and whose reputation descended through generations of cutthroats.

How difficult is it to fall in love? When you've made mistakes before, it's hard to trust your judgement, especially when other people - family, flatmates, colleagues, everyone, basically - seem more confident and experienced and more assertive than you. This story, a kind of sitcom in a novel, is about two characters trying to move on with their lives and get together with each other. Ready to Love is funny and relatable - you will want Minna and Jeff to find their happy ever after.

This is a collection of seven short stories, written or inspired by Hans Christian Andersen and retold by Adna Sablyich, with original sound effects and music by Chris French.