Working as a cook on a merchant ship, a woman comes to know and love Samsa, a woman who gives her the nickname 'Boulder'. When Samsa gets a job in Reykjavik and the couple decides to move there together, Samsa decides that she wants to have a child. She is already forty and can't bear to let the opportunity pass her by. Boulder is less enthused, but doesn't know how to say no - and so finds herself dragged along on a journey that feels as thankless as it is alien.
With motherhood changing Samsa into a stranger, Boulder must decide where her priorities lie, and whether her yearning for freedom can truly trump her yearning for love.
Once again, Eva Baltasar demonstrates her pre-eminence as a chronicler of queer voices navigating a hostile world - and in prose as brittle and beautiful as an ancient saga.
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- Authors:
- Baltasar, Eva
- Year Published:
- 2022
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9781913505387
- Number of Pages:
- 112
- Publication Date:
- 02/08/2022
- Publisher:
- And Other Stories
- Place of Publication:
- High Wycombe
- SKU:
- 9781913505387