*Longlisted for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize As Communism begins to crumble in Prague in the 1980s, Jana's unremarkable life becomes all at once remarkable when a precocious young girl named Zorka moves into the apartment building...
"A hint of Lynch, a touch of Ferrante, the cruel absurdity of Antonin Artaud, the fierce candour of Ana s Nin, the stylish languor of a Lana del Rey song." --The Guardian