Myths, fairy tales and biblical stories are turned on their head in this powerful collection of short stories by sapphic poet Renée Vivien.

Renée Vivien was a British poet who wrote in the French language. Born Pauline Mary Tarn in London in 1877, she spent most of her life in Paris, where she was part of the glittering set of American expatriate lesbians who gathered around Natalie Barney. She soon became established as one of the finest second-generation Symbolists. She died in 1909 at the age of 32.