To the Volcano, and other stories

by Elleke Boehmer

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These are stories of people caught up in a world that tilts seductively, sometimes dangerously, between south and north, between ambition and tradition, between light and dark. Her characters are poised to leave or on the point of return; often caught in limbo, haunted by their histories and veering between possibilities.

An African student in England longs for her desert home; a shy Argentinian travel agent agonizes about joining her boyfriend in New York; a soldier is pursued by his past; a writer's widow fends off the attentions of his predatory biographer.

From story to story we walk through radically different worlds and journeys packed with hopes and ideals. Sharp, tender, and always arresting, these exquisitely written pieces crackle with luminous insights as characters struggle to find contentment-with their pasts, with one another, and with themselves.
  • ISBN13 9781912408252
  • Publish Date 3 October 2019
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Myriad Editions
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 192
  • Language English