{"product_id":"9781912054305","title":"Bottled Goods : Longlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction 2019","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: van Llewyn, Sophie\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 11 July 2018 by Fairlight Books as part of 'the Fairlight Moderns' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 190 pages, n\/a\u003cbr\u003e111 x 178 x 15 | 150g\u003cp\u003eLonglisted 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A story to savour, to smile at, to rage against and to weep over.' - Zoe Gilbert, author of 'Folk'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"van Llewyn, Sophie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465895514296,"sku":"9781912054305","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781912054305.jpg?v=1734730859","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781912054305","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}