Bottled Goods - Fairlight Moderns (Paperback)
Sophie van Llewyn (author)- In stock
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019
When Alina's brother-in-law defects to the West, she and her husband become persons of interest to the secret services, causing both of their careers to come grinding to a halt.
As the strain takes its toll on their marriage, Alina turns to her aunt for help - the wife of a communist leader and a secret practitioner of the old folk ways.
Set in 1970's communist Romania, this novella-in-flash draws upon magic realism to weave a tale of everyday troubles, that can't be put down.
Publisher: Fairlight Books
ISBN: 9781912054305
Number of pages: 190
Dimensions: 178 x 111 mm
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'A story to savour, to smile at, to rage against and to weep over.' - Zoe Gilbert, author of Folk
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