{"product_id":"born-of-guilt","title":"Born of Guilt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom an award-winning debut novelist, Born of Guilt is a powerful and heartrending novel about the intense bond between mother and child and the consequences of freedom. 'One of the most powerful debuts I have encountered in recent years. Unmissable.' Georgi Gospodinov'I am calm only when alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat's what my mother used to say. As a child I hated her for this because it meant I shouldn't have existed. Now I'm frightened by how much I understand her.'Newly arrived in America, Yana spends her days in a series of dead-end service jobs and her nights meeting other immigrants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe breathes easier amidst the chaos of this bright new world, but her thoughts keep returning to her family and the country she left behind. Working as a doctor in a Bulgaria haunted by communism, Yana's beautiful mother Lily believes she has escaped the dark horrors of her childhood, until she finds herself trapped once more in a violent marriage. And Lily's own mother, Eva, is slowly losing herself in the embroidery of her memories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished: UK, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9780571389957\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joanna Elmy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58069290811723,"sku":null,"price":19.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9780571389957.jpg?v=1786103780","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/born-of-guilt","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}