Saturday, 19 May 2007

Heartstrung -- Rachel Swirsky (Interzone 210)

Plot
A fable in which a mother prepares her daughter for adulthood by sewing her heart on to her sleeve.

What I liked
It's a very neat and spare little tale, full of metaphor and very open to interpretation.

What I learnt
Tales of strange lands can be used to criticise our own country. And a good way to force the reader feel what you want them to feel is to use a memory to make a bright picture.

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