Sweet Fruit, Sour Land
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2018
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An authoritarian dystopia set after disasters brought about by climate change mean severe food shortages, although government ministers hold lavish parties with plenty of food and alcohol. The government also pushes a “give birth” policy despite the shortages. The focus of the novel, though, is the relationship between two women struggling to survive who escape go Scotland, an equally damaged, but free, country. |
| Pagination |
2018
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| Publisher |
Sandstone Press
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| Place Published |
Sheffield, Eng.
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| ISBN Number |
9781912240333
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| Full Text |
2018 Ley, Rebecca [Helen]. Sweet Fruit, Sour Land. Sheffield, Eng.: Sandstone Press. An authoritarian dystopia set after disasters brought about by climate change mean severe food shortages, although government ministers hold lavish parties with plenty of food and alcohol. The government also pushes a “give birth” policy despite the shortages. The focus of the novel, though, is the relationship between two women struggling to survive who escape go Scotland, an equally damaged, but free, country. The novel won the 2018 Not the Booker Prize. |
| Info Notes |
The novel won the 2018 Not the Booker Prize |
| Author Note |
Female author |
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