Description
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 1970s 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'
About the Author
Sophie van Llewyn was born in south-eastern Romania. She has published and won awards for her flash fiction and short stories across the UK, Europe and the States. Bottled Goods is Sophie's debut long fiction work.
Reviews
'A story to savour, to smile at, to rage against and to weep over' - Zoe Gilbert, author of Folk; '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 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; 'This is an impressive debut in the tradition of Eastern European Absurdist fiction' -Jude Higgins, Bath Flash Fiction Award organiser; 'Sophie van Llewyn has brought light into an era which cast a long shadow' -Joanna Campbell, author of When Planets Slip Their Tracks; 'The uncertainties of life and love, and the insatiable quest for freedom - bottled neatly in a set of stories that captivate and enchant' -Michelle Elvy, coordinator of New Zealand's Flash Fiction Day and Bath Flash Fiction Award judge; 'A tour de force, a harrowing and ultimately triumphant story, a must-read by a masterful writer' -Christopher Allen, author of 'Other Household Toxins'; 'A dizzying, daring window on life in Ceausescu's Romania' -Stephanie Hutton, author of 'Three Sisters of Stone'; 'A lucid and powerfully affecting story' -Helen Rye, winner of the Bath Flash Fiction Award; 'This stunning historical novella [...] is both tense and atmospheric' -Mslexia; 'The prose is tight, witty, vivid and atmospheric [...] Every word on the page pulls its weight' -Litro; 'Van Llewyn's use of language is hypnotic and the worlds she creates stark and grotesque, calling to mind Shirley Jackson or Muriel Spark' -Smokelong magazine
Book Information
ISBN 9781912054305
Author Sophie van Llewyn
Format Paperback
Page Count 190
Imprint Fairlight Books
Publisher Fairlight Books
About the Author
Sophie van Llewyn was born in south-eastern Romania. She has published and won awards for her flash fiction and short stories across the UK, Europe and the States. Bottled Goods is Sophie's debut long fiction work.
Reviews
'A story to savour, to smile at, to rage against and to weep over' - Zoe Gilbert, author of Folk; '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 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; 'This is an impressive debut in the tradition of Eastern European Absurdist fiction' -Jude Higgins, Bath Flash Fiction Award organiser; 'Sophie van Llewyn has brought light into an era which cast a long shadow' -Joanna Campbell, author of When Planets Slip Their Tracks; 'The uncertainties of life and love, and the insatiable quest for freedom - bottled neatly in a set of stories that captivate and enchant' -Michelle Elvy, coordinator of New Zealand's Flash Fiction Day and Bath Flash Fiction Award judge; 'A tour de force, a harrowing and ultimately triumphant story, a must-read by a masterful writer' -Christopher Allen, author of 'Other Household Toxins'; 'A dizzying, daring window on life in Ceausescu's Romania' -Stephanie Hutton, author of 'Three Sisters of Stone'; 'A lucid and powerfully affecting story' -Helen Rye, winner of the Bath Flash Fiction Award; 'This stunning historical novella [...] is both tense and atmospheric' -Mslexia; 'The prose is tight, witty, vivid and atmospheric [...] Every word on the page pulls its weight' -Litro; 'Van Llewyn's use of language is hypnotic and the worlds she creates stark and grotesque, calling to mind Shirley Jackson or Muriel Spark' -Smokelong magazine
Book Information
ISBN 9781912054305
Author Sophie van Llewyn
Format Paperback
Page Count 190
Imprint Fairlight Books
Publisher Fairlight Books
