Chernobyl strawberries
Goldsworthy, Vesna2017
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In prose that is exquisite in its precision, Vesna Goldsworthy tells the story of herself, her family and her lost country. Although purportedly an account of 40 years in the life of a passionate woman, this text traffics in the births and deaths of whole worlds. How would you make sense of your life if you thought it might end tomorrow? In this captivating and best-selling memoir Vesna Goldsworthy tells the story of herself, her family and her early life in her lost country. There follows marriage, a move to England and a successful media and academic career, then a cancer diagnosis and its unresolved consequences. A profoundly moving, comic and original account by a stunning literary talent.
Main title:
Chernobyl strawberries / Vesna Goldsworthy.
Author:
Edition:
New edition.
Imprint:
London : Wilmington Square, 2015.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9781908524478 (paperback)
Dewey class:
B.GOL
Local class:
B/GOL
Language:
English
BRN:
2197412