There’s a Monster Behind the Door - Gaëlle Bélem But the assignment offers Emilia

But the assignment offers Emilia more than just an opportunity to prove herself as a writer

Translator: Helen Stevenson

Alexievich gives voice to those whose stories are lost in the official narratives

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There’s a Monster Behind the Door - Gaëlle Bélem But the assignment offers EmiliaThe name Dessaintes is one to reckon with. A bombastic, violent and increasingly dangerous clan, little do they know that their downfall is being chronicled by one of their own. This is La Reunion in the 1980s: high unemployment and low expectations, the legacy of postcolonialism. One little girl makes a bid for escape from her sadistic parents' reign of terror and turns to school for salvation. Rich in the history of the island's customs and