The City of Woven Streets

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'Where itaranta shines is in her understated but compelling characters' Red star review (for MEMORY OF WATER), Publishers Weekly.

Emmi Itrantas prose combines the lyricism of Ishiguros NEVER LET ME GO. This is her second novel, following the award-winning MEMORY OF WATER.
The tapestry of life may be more fragile than it seems: pull one thread, and all will unravel.

In the City of Woven Streets, human life has little value. You practice a craft to keep you alive, or you are an outcast, unwanted and tainted. Eliana is a young weaver in the House of Webs, but secretly knows she doesnt really belong there. She is hiding a shameful birth defect that would, if anyone knew about it, land her in the House of the Tainted, a prison for those whose very existence is considered a curse.

When an unknown woman with her tongue cut off and Elianas name tattooed on her skin arrives at the House of Webs, Eliana discovers an invisible network of power behind the citys facade. All the while, the sea is clawing the shores and the streets are slowly drowning.

Reviews

PRAISE FOR MEMORY OF WATER:

(A) poetic and melancholy debut
Guardian

Itrantas lyrical style makes this dystopian tale a beautiful exploration of environmental ethics and the power of ritual Washington Post

Gorgeous and delicate Library Journal, starred review.

Itrantas steady piling on of pressure on her protagonist grips, even as her prose soothes SFX

'Where Itranta shines is in her understated but compelling characters' Red Star Review, Publishers Weekly

Gorgeous and delicate Library Journal, Starred Review.

Brilliant, lyrical prose Tor.com

Author Bio

Emmi Itranta (b. 1976) was born in Tampere, Finland, where she also grew up. She holds an MA in Drama from the University of Tampere and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Kent, UK, where she began writing her debut novel Memory of Water. She later completed the full manuscript in Finnish and English. Itrantas professional background is an eclectic blend of writing-related activities, including stints as a columnist, theatre critic, dramaturge, scriptwriter and press officer. She lives in Canterbury, UK.