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Bottled Goods

When Alina`s brother-in-law defects to the West, she and her husband become persons of interest to the secret services, causing both of their careers to come grinding to a halt. As the strain takes its toll on their marriage, Alina turns to her aunt for help – the wife of a communist leader and a secret practitioner of the old folk ways.Set in 1970`s communist Romania, this novella-in-flash draws upon magic realism to weave a tale of everyday troubles, that can`t be put down. `A story to savour, to smile at, to rage against and to weep over.` – Zoe Gilbert, author of `Folk`