A Migrating Bird: A Short Story from the collection, Reader, I Married Him

Elif Shafak is Turkey’s most-read woman writer and an
award-winning novelist. She writes both in English and in
Turkish, and has published thirteen books, nine of which
are novels, including The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty
Rules of Love, Honour, The Architect’s Apprentice and her
genre-crossing memoir Black Milk. Shafak blends Western
and Eastern traditions of storytelling, bringing out the
voices of women, minorities, subcultures, immigrants and
global souls. Defying clichés and transcending boundaries,
her work draws on different cultures and cities, and reflects
a strong interest in history, philosophy, culture, mysticism,
Sufism and gender equality. www.elifshafak.com