The Crane Husband

This is a strange and wonderful contemporary take on the story of the Crane wife of Japanese tradition.

Here a daughter narrates the story of her widowed mother coming home with a crane. But it delves slightly into the story of the women in her family—flying away when their children were of an age to exist without their mother. It’s haunting, magical, sad, and so strongly grounded in reality. Fans of Seanan McGuire or Jane Yolen take note.