A collection of 12 stories about babyhood, family life, school days and teenagers. Among the authors are Beryl Bainbridge, Rumer Godden and Clare Boyland, and the readers include Edward Petherbridge (13 mins of audio), Brenda Blethyn, Stephanie Cole and Trevor Nichols.
"My dad used to say to me, 'Try to keep a cool head and a warm heart.' At least I think it was my dad. I don't really remember him." Gravy worked in the graveyard - hence the name. He was having a normal day until his friend Benjy turned up in a car Gravy didn't recognise. Benjy had a bullet hole in his chest, but lived just long enough to ask Gravy to hide him and look after his gun. Gravy had looked after things for Benjy before, but never a gun. When Gravy looked in the car...