Ikstena, Nora
Soviet Milk
- ISBN 13:
- 9781908670427
- author:
- Ikstena, Nora
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Peirene Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 196
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Soviet Milk is a powerful novel that explores the devastating impact of Soviet rule on an individual's life. A young doctor's dreams are shattered when the state intervenes, stripping her of her professional future and identity. Banished to a remote village in the Latvian countryside, she must confront the crushing isolation that threatens to destroy everything she holds dear.
As the story unfolds, the protagonist's desperate bid for survival is set against the backdrop of a nation on the brink of change. Will she and her daughter be able to reclaim their place in Riga when the winds of revolution begin to blow?
This gripping tale of resilience and resistance is a poignant reminder of the human cost of totalitarian regimes.
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