The Equestrienne

The Equestrienne
Ursula Kovalyk, Julia Peter Sherwood
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Paperback
h203 x 127mm - 80pg
1 Oct 2021 UK
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9781913640828
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It is 1984 and a small town somewhere in the east of the CzechoslovakSocialist Republic is in the firm grip of totalitarianism. Unruly andsickly Karolina is growing up in an all-female household includingher hot-blooded, knife-wielding grandmother. Repelled by her mum' s serial love affairs Karolina runs away andstumbles upon a riding school on the edge of town. There, shebefriends Romana, a girl with one leg shorter than the other andMatilda, a rider and trainer who helps the two girls overcome theirphysical limitations. Together they found a successful trick-ridingteam and soon it seems that half flags, mills and scales are not theonly tricks flashing like blades up her sequinned sleeve as Karolinaexplores Pink Floyd and smoking, and discovers her knack for seeingdeep into others' souls. The fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 and the subsequent arrival ofcapitalism threatens to destroy the riding school. The team has toturn professional. But in a sport of perfect scores is there still roomfor Romana and Karolina. . . ? The Equestrienne is a poetic, caustic coming-of-age novel about thedesire of one young girl to realise her dreams before and after VelvetRevolution; it is a celebration of friendship between women and alsoa bitter acknowledgement that greed and the desire for power candestroy any relationship.
' This little book - it is only 80 pages long - packs a punch beyond its size [. . . ] Her riotous, funny and painful parable is of a country and a girl in the throes of a revolution, of order turned upside-down. ' - Marta Dziurosz, European Literature Network; ' Powerful. . . an enjoyable read. ' - Joseph Surtees, STORGY
Ursula Kovalyk (1969) is a fictionwriter and playwright. She is the co-founder and director of Theatre Withouta Home, which works with the homelessand the disabled. She is a leading voicein the contemporary feminist literarydiscourse in Slovakia. Her work focuseson female characters often livingunfulfilled and austere lives underthe pressure of a patriarchal society,and more recently, on environmentalissues and aging. Her works have beentranslated into nine languages. She has published plays, novels, andseveral collections of short stories. Her collection The Night Circusand Other Stories was published by Parthian in 2019.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781913640828
Published: 1 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Parthian Books
Publisher: Parthian Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 203mm
Width: 127mm
Pages: 80

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