Bibliograph

Bottled goods, a novel, Sophie Van Llewyn

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Bottled goods, a novel, Sophie Van Llewyn

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Bottled goods

Oclc number

1178764260

Responsibility statement

Sophie Van Llewyn

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"Alina yearns for freedom. She and her husband Liviu are teachers in their twenties, living under the repressive regime of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in the Socialist Republic of Romania in the 1970s. But after her brother-in-law defects, Alina and Liviu fall under suspicion and surveillance, and their lives are suddenly turned upside down--just like the glasses in her superstitious Aunt Theresa's house that are used to ward off evil spirits. But Alina's evil spirits are more corporeal: a suffocating, manipulative mother; a student who accuses her; and a menacing Secret Services agent who makes one-too-many visits. As the couple continues to be harassed, their marriage soon deteriorates. With the government watching--and most likely listening-- escape seems impossible ... until Alina's mystical aunt proposes a surprising solution to reduce her problems to a manageable size"--, Provided by publisher

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