Miscommunication between couples and families features prominently in the first short story collection by Devonport writer and artist, Vivienne Lingard.
Pocket Money & Other Stories is the title of the collection, written over some 15 years.
After gaining her Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Auckland, Vivienne took a short story masterclass in San Francisco with author and editor, Tom Jenks.
Two years ago she published a fictional memoir called The (almost) True story of a Man called Jack, and she tells Lynn Freeman she's working on a novel called Mrs Forsythe.
Vivienne Lingard's book Pocket Money & Other Stories is published by Artistry.