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 se
Bottled Goods
β Scribed by van Llewyn, Sophie
- Book ID
- 110227885
- Publisher
- Fairlight Books
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 81 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ASIN
- B07D5HQRY2
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β¦ Synopsis
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.
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