While preparing for a long migration, Alexandra Crane's family is concerned that she prefers wandering to staying in formation, but all are surprised when she proves an excellent leader.
The stories in Anushka were originally published in literary magazines around the country. They focus on the relationship between internal and external life. In "Mending Heads" a 60's activist betrayed by her psychiatrist returns at mid-life to confront the aging man. "They're Coming to Get My Aunt Sis" has sixteen-year-old Betsy standing in for her father as authorities close in on her mentally-ill aunt. In "Anushka," a once-respected marine biologist sailing in a ship on the Bering Sea refuses to help a young Pole forcing the young man to take matters into his own hands. At a wake, a woman trying to escape her past confronts it in "History Major." "Private Charity" spoofs the view that private means will provide for those in need.
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