Walls Came Down

*Shortlisted for the 4th Virginia Prize for Fiction - a biennial fiction prize for women writing in English. *A poignant historical novel about loss and self-discovery told with compassion and unflinching honesty. *Set in 1988 and 2010, and in three countries: Poland, Britain and the US. *1988 saw a massive wave of workers' strikes break out across Poland, which helped pave the way for the collapse of Communism across Eastern Europe over the next few years. *Incorporates family reminiscences, as both Ewa Dodd's parents were part of the Solidarity movement in 1980s Poland.