Melissa Harrison - All Among the Barley
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The Political Dimension of All Among the Barley
All among the barley is a political novel, one that reflects the dangers of the stealthy rise of nationalism and the far right. The attack on a Jewish family precipitated by Constance also features in the book. Melissa: When I started writing it was 2015 and the referendum was still on the horizon. So I had this idea of this rural Italy and what does it exclude... why is it so powerful to us?
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