Cala

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'Beautifully atmospheric' Woman's Own. 'Startlingly original' The Tablet. Rule CXX. No resident of Cala is to be out gallivanting after nightfall. This is to protect all women from feelings of jealousy and abandonment. And to protect them from the prying eyes of the villagers. The four women of Cala live in near-perfect isolation. Their leader, Muireall, has rules and rituals they must follow to keep themselves safe. Eighteen-year-old Euna hasn't left the farm in a decade. She hasn't wanted to. But one day she spies a stranger a man who sees her and waves. And now she wants to know what the world has to offer her. Cala is a brilliantly original coming-of-age story. Perfect for readers of Sophie Mackintosh's The Water Cure and Daisy Johnson's Everything Under.

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Beautifully atmospheric settings and a spirited protagonist in literary heroine Euna make this original tale one to remember' * Women's Weekly *
It's a magical picture of the strength of women's friendship, and Legge's language is startlingly original * The Tablet *
Beautifully atmospheric settings and a spirited main character make this tale one to remember' * Woman's Own *

Author Bio

Laura Legge lives and writes in Toronto. She is the winner of the 2016 PEN International New Voices Award. Cala is her first novel. www.lauralegge.com