One of the greatest post-apocalyptic novels ever written, 'The Death of Grass' shows the disintegration of the familiar world - and the terrible price of survival.

Novelist, critic and biographer, Margaret Drabble is one of the major literary figures of her generation. This collection shows her to be a leading practitioner of the art of the short story, presenting her complete short fiction in a single volume, spanning four decades, from 1964 to 2000.

Time is running out Mrs Frisby. She must move her family of mice before the farmer destroys their home. But her youngest son is so ill she is convinced he won't survive the move. Help comes in the unexpected form of some super-intelligent rats.