Permafrost

Synopsis

Permafrost’s no-bullshit lesbian narrator is an uninhibited lover, a no-hope employee, and a some-time suicidal student of her own dislocated self. As she tries to break out of the roles set for her by a controlling, overprotective mother, a relentlessly positive sister, and a society which imposes a gut-wrenching pressure to conform, she contemplates the so-called will to live when that life is given, rather than chosen. Attempting to bridge the gap between the perennially frozen reaches of her outer shell and the tender core of her being, watching her relationships with family fracture and her many lovers come and go, the protagonist’s reservations about staying alive become ever more pressing.Passionate, urgent and breathtakingly forthright, this fiction debut from Catalan poet Eva Baltasar was a word-of-mouth hit in its own language and is a gift for readers in English.

Copyright:

2018

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

128 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781911508748

Related ISBNs:

9781911508755

Publisher:

And Other Stories Publishing

Date of Addition:

04/05/21

Copyrighted By:

Club Editor and Eva Baltasar

Adult content:

Yes

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Romance, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Translator:

Julia Sanches