North Macedonia

A Spare Life
by Lidija Dimkovska

Set against historical events in former Yugoslavia, this is the powerful story of conjoined twins surrounded by poverty, discrimination and suspicion as a parallel to the upheaval that was taking place in the Baltic states at the time. As skillful story teller Lidija Dimkovska sets us on the path to the hospital for the operation that will attempt to seperate them, we can only hold our breath.

Two Lines Press, 2016
First published in 2012
ISBN 9781931883559