Iron Curtain: A Love Story (Hardback) - Vesna Goldsworthy

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'A book so full of steel and compassion that it stands glitteringly apart' Rachel Cusk Milena is a Red Princess living in a Soviet Satellite state in the 1980s.

'A book so full of steel and compassion that it stands glitteringly apart' Rachel Cusk

'A piercingly evocative East-West love story' The Times
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Two worlds on the brink of change in a love story doomed to disaster

Milena is a Red Princess living in a Soviet Satellite state in the 1980s. She enjoys limitless luxury and limited freedom; the end of the Cold War seems unimaginable.

When she meets Jason, a confident British poet, Milena is appalled by his political naivety and his poor choice of footwear. Still, they fall into bed together, and before long Milena is secretly planning to escape to Britain.

1980s London defies her privileged expectations. The rented flat is grim and the food is disgusting but she is with the man she loves and there are no hidden cameras to record her every move. But then Milena discovers that Jason's idea of freedom hurts even more...

With sharp wit and tender precision, Vesna Goldsworthy unpicks the failures of family and state. Iron Curtain is a sly, elegant human drama that challenges the myths we tell ourselves.

'A pacy page-turner... Full of humour, pathos and poignancy' Irish Independent

'Vesna Goldsworthy's finely wrought third novel explodes into life... Potent' Spectator

'A wonderful, perfectly-pitched novel: full of delightful intrigue and wry insight about the human predicament and its unique tensions' William Boyd

About the Author

Vesna Goldsworthy comes from Belgrade. She began her writing life as a poet and aged 22 performed her poetry to thirty thousand people at a football stadium. At 24 she moved to the UK and started writing in English, her third language. Her widely-translated books include a prize-winning poetry collection The Angel of Salonika; an internationally bestselling memoir, Chernobyl Strawberries; and the London-based novels Gorsky and Monsieur Ka. A former BBC World Service journalist, she is now an academic and occasional broadcaster.

Contributor:
Vesna Goldsworthy
Imprint:
Chatto & Windus
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Release Date:
10 Feb 2022
Number of Pages:
336
Binding:
Hardback
ISBN13:
9781784744588

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