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Until They Sleep
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Until They Sleep

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Frona is convinced she's the most sinful person in her Greek mountain village. When her parents arrange her marriage with a distant stranger, she is determined to suppress her impulses and become a dutiful wife and mother. But things don't go as planned:A furious fetus, a friend's secret wish, a man finding new life in an empty well, a lecherous priest, an unorthodox wandering daughter, invading soldiers, and a wayward ghost attempting reparations all erode the stories Frona has been telling herself about what it means to be a good person.A darkly comedic fairy tale with a magical feminist bent,Until They Sleepconfronts the horrors of a world that tries to narrowly define womanhood and sexuality.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Guernica Editions,Canada
Country
CA
Date
8 January 2026
Pages
250
ISBN
9781771839839

Frona is convinced she's the most sinful person in her Greek mountain village. When her parents arrange her marriage with a distant stranger, she is determined to suppress her impulses and become a dutiful wife and mother. But things don't go as planned:A furious fetus, a friend's secret wish, a man finding new life in an empty well, a lecherous priest, an unorthodox wandering daughter, invading soldiers, and a wayward ghost attempting reparations all erode the stories Frona has been telling herself about what it means to be a good person.A darkly comedic fairy tale with a magical feminist bent,Until They Sleepconfronts the horrors of a world that tries to narrowly define womanhood and sexuality.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Guernica Editions,Canada
Country
CA
Date
8 January 2026
Pages
250
ISBN
9781771839839