Cora Vincent

(Paperback, International)

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Cora, a once promising actress, is trapped by circumstances and immobilized by a disheartening career path, failed relationships and a battered sense of self. Set against a background of a country split by politics and disjointed through lives that are increasingly isolated and lonely, this is a short, sharp story of small victories and immense moral courage. SPOTLIGHT is an Arts Council England-supported collaboration between Myriad, Creative Future and New Writing South to discover, guide and support marginalised and under-represented writers. In the same series: Stroking Cerberus by Jacqueline Haskell; Memories of a Swedish Grandmother by Sarah Windebank; Summon by Elizabeth Ridout; Crumbs by Ana Tewson-Bozic and The Haunting of Strawberry Water by Tara Gould.

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'Cora Vincent feels very thoroughly done, and encompasses what feels like a highly realistic protagonist. There is a lot of consideration which has been given to both plot and protagonist, and Aboud writes believably of how and why Cora has turned out the way she is. There are thoughtful passages, and a lot of focus upon a past relationship which Cora had with a man named Kit: 'We are tethered to each other by weighted strings that are snipped and hastily re-tied back together and snipped again, by one or both of us'. The non-chronological structure, and the way in which Aboud flits back and forth in time, worked really well here. Cora Vincent is a really satisfying story, and I very much look forward to reading more of Aboud's work in future.' NB magazine. 'A disjointed account of scenes and events in an actress' life as she prepares to return to the stage. [An] excellent little book.' Anne Hill, Sussex Life magazine Must Reads for May 2020. 'Gorgeous and moving.' The Bristol Reader. 'I loved the writing in this one, even though it was only 50 small pages it sucks you right in, and one part sent shivers down my spine! You root for Cora and can't help but admire her will to carry on in the face of adversity.' AB Reads. 'Georgina Aboud has a voice and vision all of her own. She writes prose of rare vividness and lyricism, moving effortlessly between rapture and melancholy, and making startling connections between the past and the present. In Cora Vincent she creates a character and a story that speaks strongly to where we are now.' Tom Lee. 'Wow. Writing of the highest order. Very few people put words together as beautifully as this.' Susannah Waters. 'Georgina Aboud's stories are both startling and considered. Hers is an important new voice.' Cathy Galvin. 'Georgina Aboud's Cora Vincent is bold and edgy with a cast of unforgettable characters.' Viva Brighton

Author Bio

Georgina Aboud is an award-winning short story writer. Her previous work on international development issues, where she specialised in gender, climate change and food security, has taken her around the world. She has observed elections in Kosovo, Macedonia and Ukraine, collaborated with forest and mountain communities in India and Colombia, worked on briefing papers in Bangladesh, and pulled pints in Peru. She lives in Hove, East Sussex.