Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell

Within these pages, a community of girls held captive in a Japanese silk factory slowly transmute into human silkworms and plot revolution; a group of boys stumble upon a mutilated scarecrow that bears an uncanny resemblance to a missing classmate that they used to torment; a family’s disastrous quest for land in the American West has grave consequences; and in the marvelous title story, two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove try to slake their thirst for blood and come to terms with their immortal relationship.

Karen Russell writes beautifully, and her stories are strange. Sometimes really strange. Some I liked more than others, as is usual with a collection of short stories, but I wouldn't say I loved any of them.