Sorrowland

"A fantastical, fierce reckoning... Sorrowland is gorgeous." Roxanne Gay

"Dark, magical and incredibly satisfying." Independent

"An exhilarating journey to the outer limits of science fiction." Guardian.

"Epic!" Observer

Vern, a hunted woman alone in the woods, who gives birth to twins and raises them away from the influence of the outside world. But something is wrong - not with them, but with her own body. It's changing, it's itching, it's stronger, it's... not normal.

Sorrowland is a memorable work of Gothic fiction that wrestles with the tangled history of racism in America, by the end Vern learns that monsters aren't just individuals, but entire histories, systems, and nations.

A fantastical, fierce reckoning ... Sorrowland is gorgeous, and the writing, the storytelling, are magnificent. This country has a dark history of what it's willing to do to black bodies, and Rivers Solomon lays that truth bare in a most unexpected, absolutely brilliant way.

Roxane Gay

About Rivers Solomon

Rivers Solomon writes about life in the margins, where they're much at home. Their work has appeared in The Paris Review, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Best American Short Stories, and elsewhere. They are the author of An Unkindness of Ghosts, The Deep, and Sorrowland. A refugee of the transatlantic slave trade, Solomon was born on Turtle Island. They currently live in the UK.
Details
  • Imprint: Merky Books
  • ISBN: 9781529118759
  • Length: 368 pages
  • Dimensions: 197mm x 22mm x 130mm
  • Weight: 257g
  • Price: £9.99
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