Anushka

"Anushka," by award-winning author Anna M. Carroll, presents six stories that originally appeared in regional and national magazines. 1. "Mending Heads:" A woman confronts the psychiatrist who betrayed her in her youth. 2. "They're Coming to Get My Aunt Sis:" A mentally-ill aunt begs her young niece to help her flee confinement in an asylum. 3. "Anushka:" A Bering Sea marine biologist is asked to help a Russian scientist escape to freedom. 4. "History Major:" A middle-aged woman meets her past at a wake. 5. "Private Charity:" A telemarketer struggles through another night. 6. "Leaving Russia:" A broken man helps a child escape the Soviet Union