The book contains six stories and a novella. The short stories vary from the falling in love by a miner thwarted by a terrible accident, to the criminal behaviour of a long distance lorry driver and how he seeks redemption.
This novella is framed by a collection of seven short stories, each of which explore women's relationships with power. The short stories explore female struggles with sexuality, political ambitions, revenge and living with the consequences of their actions.
Another Brief Encounter has been some twenty-five years in the making, primarily because of other commitments to business and activities which left little time for the author's 'indulgence', as she deemed it.