The title story was not my cup of tea, I struggled with it and gave up half way through.

But I enjoyed the rest of the stories. My favourites were "Woe, Blight and, in Heaven, Laughs" a SF version of Sleeping Beauty, "The Message" and "The Pollyanna Enzyme", an end of the world story. ( )

Contents:
The Travails of Jane Saint
Woe, Blight and, in Heaven, Laughs
Gordon's Women
The Message
Heads Africa, Tails America
The Pollyanna Enzyme ( )