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Elka is the sinister Mare Rider, in myth she haunts new mothers and rides bareback through mountains and across the plains of Anatolia. Selma is about to give birth at Homerton Hospital in Hackney, Elka takes her on a fantastical journey, probing the spaces between Selma's nightmarish visions and the reality of those around her.

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"'Beautifully nuanced writing - A salutary, enigmatic but ultimately beguiling tale' - Arts Desk 'Leyla Nazli's enigmatic new play is a bedtime story with a difference - a powerful talisman for a question that's as pertinent to today's women as ever - the nature, and price, of freedom.' - Time Out "

Mare Rider

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    A Paperback / softback by Leyla Nazli

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 22/01/2013
      ISBN13: 9781849434300, 978-1849434300
      ISBN10: 1849434301

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Elka is the sinister Mare Rider, in myth she haunts new mothers and rides bareback through mountains and across the plains of Anatolia. Selma is about to give birth at Homerton Hospital in Hackney, Elka takes her on a fantastical journey, probing the spaces between Selma's nightmarish visions and the reality of those around her.

      Trade Review
      "'Beautifully nuanced writing - A salutary, enigmatic but ultimately beguiling tale' - Arts Desk 'Leyla Nazli's enigmatic new play is a bedtime story with a difference - a powerful talisman for a question that's as pertinent to today's women as ever - the nature, and price, of freedom.' - Time Out "

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