Chernobyl Strawberries

A new edition of the bestselling memoir which was first published in 2005. Goldsworthy tells the story of herself, her family and her early life in Yugoslavia, before she left in 1986. With a new introduction by the author.

About the author

Vesna Goldsworthy: Born in Belgrade in 1961, Vesna Goldsworthy left Yugoslavia in 1986 to marry a British diplomat. She has worked in Britain for the BBC, in publishing, and in academia. She is currently Professor of English and Director of the Institute of Suburban Studies at Kingston University. Her first novel will be published internationally (in the US by Random House) in 2015.

Summary

A captivating account of life as a notable member of the Serbian elite in the 1980s, and then as the wife of a British diplomat and currently a celebrated international scholar with a first novel due from Random House in 2015. A cancer diagnosis, and its unresolved consequences, results in a moving, hilarious, and profound memoir.

Product details

• Authors: Vesna Goldsworthy, Goldsworthy Vesna
• Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.02.2015
• EAN: 9781908524478
• ISBN: 978-1-908524-47-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; England, Memoirs, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia & Former Yugoslavia, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs