Bottled Goods by Sophie Van Llewyn
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
'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
'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
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781912054305 |
| ISBN 10 | 1912054302 |
| Title | Bottled Goods |
| Author | Sophie Van Llewyn |
| Series | Fairlight Moderns |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Fairlight Books |
| Year published | 2018-07-11 |
| Number of pages | 190 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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