A Sea of Straw
by Julia Sutton
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Pub Date Nov 23 2017 | Archive Date May 31 2018
Description
Will a man walk two thousand kilometres for a woman? In 1967, Ze will. Salazar's Portugal has become a prison for him.
1966: When Jody, young mother and designer from Manchester, arrives on the Lisbon coast, she brings the lure of 'Swinging London' to Portuguese painter Ze 's existing dreams of freedom. A nascent love is interrupted when, back in England, husband Michael forces her to choose between their 2-year-old daughter Anna and Ze . And Ze, at home in Lisbon and grounded by the state's secret police, can only wait.
For both Jody and Ze, love is revolution. And personal and political threads weave their story, a period piece set amid the then socially conservative North of England, the light and rugged landscapes of modern Portugal, and the darkness of the dying years of Europe's longest-running dictatorship. A Sea of Straw, with its pervading atmosphere of saudades, is a quest for love in revolutionary times.
Advance Praise
'A beautifully written and elegiac story of love, politics and the cruelties of war. A Sea of Straw is an emotionally satisfying read, lyrical and powerful in its psychological depths.' Amanda Hodgkinson, author of 22 Britannia Road, Spilt Milk.
'A Sea of Straw is a tale of vivid landscapes and dark shadows, of two rebel souls drawn together by chance, who must fight for their chance at happiness. a haunting debut.' Kit Habianic, journalist, magazine editor, author of Until Our Blood is Dry.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780993286333 |
| PRICE | £9.99 (GBP) |
