Fly Away Home: Stories By Marina Warner

Description\n\nLong-listed for the 2016 Edge Hill Short Story Prize\nFly Away Home is Marina Warner\u2019s third \u2013 and eagerly-awaited \u2013 collection of short stories. Inspired by fairy tales, legends, and mythology, this timeless selection explores the themes of love and war \u2013 in families, and between generations.\nIn \u2018M\u00E9lusine\u2019 a gorgeous mermaid encounters disaster in love and visits her aunt, Morgan le Fay, to pour out her woes ; in \u2018Breadcrumbs\u2019 a hospital patient overhears a night nurse recounting an extraordinary tale of family torn apart under terrifying circumstances. \u2018Out of the Burning House\u2019 introduces an elderly actor recalling an unusual case of heartbreak at the hands of a TV personality; in \u2018The Difference in the Dose\u2019 a young mother becomes increasingly anxious about the rift between herself and her adoptive mother. And in \u2018Letter to an Unknown Soldier\u2019 a thirteen year-old girl writes a heartrend