Breakfast 1947
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| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Breakfast 1947 |
| Author(s): | fawatson |
| Date(s): | 26 March 2011 |
| Length: | 916 words |
| Genre: | AU futurefic |
| Fandom: | Mary Renault |
| External Links: | (members-locked) |
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"Breakfast 1947" is a short story by fawatson based on Mary Renault's 1953 novel The Charioteer. It provides an unexpected AU future for the characters, especially Ralph.
Synopsis
A CARE parcel from Andrew arrives in England, where rationing is still in force. It contains sugar and jam...and two letters.
Background
The story was written as part of the Unwritten Charioteer Writing Project (Chapter Ten), for which the prompt was to write an AU fic based on the novel.
Comments
Comments on the story included the following:
- "It's a seriously way-out AU, but it works really well!"—comment by fanged_geranium
- "You know I always read AU through my fingers...except for yours. This is fun and, of course, not *quite* just an amusement. [...]"—comment by my_cnnr