Sweet Fruit, Sour Land

TitleSweet Fruit, Sour Land
Year for Search2018
AuthorsLey, Rebecca [Helen]
Pagination2018
PublisherSandstone Press
Place PublishedSheffield, Eng.
ISBN Number9781912240333
KeywordsEnglish author, Female author
Annotation

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.

Info Notes

The novel won the 2018 Not the Booker Prize

Author Note

Female author

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.