Wild Woman is an anti-love story, set against a background of economic hardship. Told through the undiluted language of thought and mania, the twists and turns of internal dialogue are brought alive by a narrator determined to find her true voice. It is a warning against letting life slip through one's fingers and a call for personal liberation and authenticity.

Wild Woman is set in 1970s Croatia, interchanging between the capital, Zagreb, and the seaside towns of Rijeka and Pula on the Adriatic coast. This is a story about an everywoman from a poor family, with a retied invalid father and a mother who always protects the interests of men. The story begins with a love affair between two students of literature, who bond through shared experiences and rush into the romantic dream of marriage.

However, what at first seems idyllic to a young woman in love soon becomes a nightmare as she finds herself the victim of an unscrupulous, lazy womanizer whom she must support financially and who often disappears without explanation, leaving her alone in unfamiliar surroundings. To free herself from him, she must free herself from the "prisons" imposed on her by her family, her community and tradition. She must go wild.

About the Author
Marina Sur Puhlovski was born in Zagreb where she attended high school and graduated with a degree in comparative literature and philosophy from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. She worked a journalist and a literary critic, before turning to writing exclusively prose. She has written stories, novels, travelogues, essays and literary diaries, and has been the recipient of several national awards for literature. This is Puhlovski's first work to be published in English.

Awards
Winner of The Best Unpublished Novel of the Year Award, 2018, Croatia 2018.



Book Information
ISBN 9781912545216
Author Marina Sur Puhlovski
Format Paperback
Page Count 245
Imprint Istros Books
Publisher Istros Books