‎'‎This title ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ moves away‎,‎ thankfully‎,‎ from abridged and simplified versions of the classics ‎(‎a tradition with which one could validly take issue‎)‎ and now offers ‎'‎original fiction‎'‎‎,‎ designed specifically for learners of different levels and concentrating on contemporary topics and themes‎.‎ This one is by Jeremy Harmer‎,‎ of teacher training fame‎,‎ now applying his knowledge of teaching more directly in the form of fiction‎.‎ I‎'‎d buy a class set and/or fill up the self‎-access centre with them together with appropriately graded activities‎.‎‎'‎ EA Journal‎,‎ Volume 17‎,‎ no‎.‎ 2