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
Publisher
Sandstone Press
Place Published
Sheffield, Eng.
ISBN Number
9781912240333
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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.

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The novel won the 2018 Not the Booker Prize

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Female author

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