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Longlisted for The Women's Prize for Fiction 2019, The Republic of Consciousness Prize 2019 and The People's Book Prize 2018.
'Enjoyable to read' - Dolly Alderton, The High Low
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.
'A story to savour, to smile at, to rage against and to weep over.' - Zoe Gilbert, author of 'Folk';
'A masterful blend of the political and the personal, the magical and the mundane, the historical and the hyperbolic.' - Ingrid Jendrzejewski, editor-in-chief of FlashBack Fiction
'Sophie van Llewyn has brought light into an era which cast a long shadow.' - Joanna Campbell, author
'A dizzying, daring window on life in Ceausescu's Romania.' - Stephanie Hutton, author of 'Three Sisters of Stone'
'Sophie van Llewyn's stunning debut novella shows us there is no dystopian fiction as frightening as that which draws on history.' - Christina Dalcher, author of 'VOX'
'A must-read by a masterful writer.' - Christopher Allen, author of 'Other Household Toxins'
Genre: Literary Fiction
'Enjoyable to read' - Dolly Alderton, The High Low
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.
'A story to savour, to smile at, to rage against and to weep over.' - Zoe Gilbert, author of 'Folk';
'A masterful blend of the political and the personal, the magical and the mundane, the historical and the hyperbolic.' - Ingrid Jendrzejewski, editor-in-chief of FlashBack Fiction
'Sophie van Llewyn has brought light into an era which cast a long shadow.' - Joanna Campbell, author
'A dizzying, daring window on life in Ceausescu's Romania.' - Stephanie Hutton, author of 'Three Sisters of Stone'
'Sophie van Llewyn's stunning debut novella shows us there is no dystopian fiction as frightening as that which draws on history.' - Christina Dalcher, author of 'VOX'
'A must-read by a masterful writer.' - Christopher Allen, author of 'Other Household Toxins'
Genre: Literary Fiction
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