The Pear Field

by Nana Ekvtimishvili

Elizabeth Heighway (Translator)

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In post-soviet Georgia, on the outskirts of Tbilisi, on the corner of Kerch St., is an orphanage. Its teachers offer pupils lessons in violence, abuse and neglect. Lela is old enough to leave but has nowhere else to go. She stays and plans for the children's escape, for the future she hopes to give to Irakli, a young boy in the home. When an American couple visits, offering the prospect of a new life, Lela decides she must do everything she can to give Irakli this chance.
  • ISBN13 9781908670601
  • Publish Date 27 October 2020
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Peirene Press Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Language English