The novella Summertime is set in the "old money" crowd of Long Island and describes an affair between a GP and his patient, causing his professional guilt, compounded by the guilt of his paramour, due to her relationship with her father.

A brass rubbing hobbyist finds a gravestone with his name on it. A gentleman exchanges a life of superficial pleasure for a worthwhile, charitable cause. An introvert gets embroiled in an insider dealing scandal with his controlling girlfriend. A painter sees his canvas go blank in mid-execution. A playboy polo player is prompted to return home by the death of a friend. An old man with digital incapacities experiences a nightmare. A father reflects on his relationship with his son. A spoiled rich girl sets out to find a husband. Two sisters fall out over a romance with a tenant. This collection of short stories is a fascinating literary journey through international and elegant venues, populated by a variety of personalities whose adventures reflect the twists and turns of human existence.

Stanislas (Stani) Yassukovich was born in Paris in 1935 to a Russian émigré father and a French mother. They moved to America in 1939 and Stani was educated at Deerfield Academy and Harvard College. He served in the US Marine Corps and later joined his father's firm White, Weld & Co. in London where he became a prominent figure in the development of the international capital markets. He began writing while in England and had five books published by Austin Macauley of London. Upon retirement, Stani and his wife moved to Southern France where he founded an English language theatre company. He is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a Freeman of the City of London. He now lives in the Western Cape, South Africa with his wife.