It Would Be Night In Caracas

Karina Sainz Borgo, trans. Elizabeth Bryer (HarperVia)

The devastating impact of revolution, and the destruction of a country and its inhabitants, is explored in this debut fiction from Karina Sainz Borgo, translated by Elizabeth Bryer. As main character Adelaida is attempting to deal with the death of her mother, we learn about the subsequent turmoil she experiences living amidst the violence and anarchy in Venezuela and the harrowing lengths she must go to survive. Having been sold in over 22 languages prior to publication and with much focus currently on more women writers being translated, the story definitely lives up to expectation. A lyrical and intense exploration of grief, loss and survival, this is an extraordinary debut full of rich language that lingers in the mind. RH

Price: £12.99. Info: www.harpercollins.co.uk