Направени от вина

Направени от вина recounts the contemporary history of Eastern Europe – totalitarian dictatorship, democratic transition, and immigration Westward – through the fragmented stories of three female protagonists haunted by violence, addiction, and the impossibility to find a place to call home. Yana, a young Bulgarian student freshly arrived in the US witnesses a car accident. The victim, another Eastern European student, passes away. It is a catalyst for Yana to recount the story of her life and of her mother, Lilly, who fled to Germany, and her grandmother, Eva, whose father was persecuted by the communist regime in post-1944 Bulgaria. The book is largely built around true stories, both personal and collected, and includes other material from various real sources such as letters exchanged between women during the Soviet era.