Albania

Free
by Lea Ypi

Lea Ypi grew up in Albania. This account of her country’s history, told through the life of Lea’s grandmother, was written in a cupboard – as a way of getting away from her children during lockdown.

“We lost everything – but we didn’t lose ourselves. We did not lose our dignity, because dignity has nothing to do with money, honours or titles. I am the same person I always was … I still like whisky.”

Penguin Books, 2021
ISBN 9780241481851