“A deceptively simple read” – Swallowing Mercury by Wioletta Greg, translated by Eliza Marciniak

"In the early morning of 22 July 1983, the leader of Poland's communist government, General Jaruzelski, finally declared that the martial law he had imposed two-and-a-half years before would end in a few days. Dozens of people had been killed in that time, pro-democracy movements banned and the media placed under military management. What annoyed nine-year-old Wiola most was that her morning TV programme had been cancelled to make way for the general's speech..." - Jim Dempsey reviews Swallowing Mercury by Wioleta Greg

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