Kelly Link: The Faery Handbag
What a story — after reading it I just sat back and said: Wow. A curious family with a as curious family history, and a curious grandmother with a handbag, that doesn’t have an universe in it, but close. Baldeziwurlekistan is supposedly the place gradnmother Sofia comes from, with her handbag, and a Russian husband, who has a peculiar way of getting disappeared for years at a time — and the boyfrind of the main character dispparears to, giving the reader the lesson of the story: Never tell family secrets to boyfriends.
Well-written, exaciting, filled with amazin, wonderful characters, perfect little piece.
Worth a Hugo? Definitely.