Chernobyl Strawberries

By Vesna Goldsworthy

Book Overview

"Exceptional. If there has been a more honest, calm, and profoundly moving memoir written in the last few years, then I've missed it."--Times Literary Supplement

How would you make sense of your life if you thought it might end tomorrow? In this captivating and best-selling memoir, Vesna Goldsworthy tells the story of herself, her family, and her early life in her lost country. There follows marriage, a move to England, and a successful media and academic career, then a cancer diagnosis and its unresolved consequences. A profoundly moving, comic, and original account by a stunning literary talent.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1908524472
• ISBN13: 9781908524478
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Wilmington Square Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful, wonderful book

I learned of Goldsworthy's book at the time when I was swamped by numerous professional activities. Nevertheless, I took one night and a part of the next day to read the book. I will never regret it! "Chernobyl Strawberries" is an extraordinary book, one that stays etched in our mind for the rest of our lives. It is a moving story about the life of, first a bright kid, then a talented young poet and a top student at a major East European university, who met and married a talented and handsome young man from a famous West European family. Everything seemed to be going just great until one point in her life. At the same time the life in her home country took some very tragic turns. She wanted to help. The book was written under some of the most unusual life circumstances. The memoir is absolutely honest and filled with many examples of the author's great sense of humor. I highly recommend Goldsworthy's book to anyone looking for a great book and a rewarding and inspiring read.