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Tame Cat

Daphne du Maurier

First published November 2011
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

"An ugly duckling goes off to boarding school and returns home as a beautiful swan. Her wildly insecure mother begins to resent her newfound looks and charm, but her mother's boyfriend loves this new change a little too much..." -- <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1263098939?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1">Lindsay</a>

Non-genre, according to reviews, which describe it as a story of "the often vicious power-play between men and women."

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 2011 Cover The Doll: The Lost Short Stories Harper Collection 91
November 2011 Cover The Doll: The Lost Short Stories William Morrow / HarperCollins Collection |91
March 2012 Cover The Doll: The Lost Short Stories Cemetery Dance Publications Collection 81