Dead Is Dead and Other Stories : Jane Seaford : 9780473371210 : 0473371219 : 19 Oct 2016 : 'Dead is Dead' is a collection of twenty compelling stories which focus on the complexity of being human. All of the stories have already met with success: broadcast, appearing in magazines or doing well in international competitions. The title story, Dead is Dead, is set in colonial Africa and is told from the point of view of a little girl. Her father's gun goes missing and so does one of the servants. Events unfold and end in tragedy, and in the little girl coming to a new understanding. In 'This is not Miranda's story' a woman observes her neighbour's wife becoming a mother and, at the same time, sliding into madness. Here's a small section from it: 'Tim came round the next Saturday. He brought the big pram with the baby at one end and Hayden at the other. When I asked how Miranda was, he said, "She's convinced that this little one is a daughter, although it's obvious he's not. She calls him