Kristalli tas-Silġ

Rebbieħ tal-Konkors ta’ Letteratura għaż-Żgħażagħ 2024

Żagħżugħa jisimha Megan tidħol f’ménage à trois ma’ Mark, Satanist u tattoo artist, u t-tfajla tiegħu Kimberly, li dan l-aħħar saret omm. Ir-relazzjoni hija ddominata minn regoli stretti u distanza emozzjonali riġida.

Hekk kif Megan tersaq eqreb lejn Mark, issib ruħha tipprova tibbilanċja bejn l-uġigħ u l-pjaċir, bejn il-wegħda tal-futur u l-iżolament tal-preżent.

Bi proża ċara u bla tfixkil, Kirsten Spiteri jeżamina l-ġenn fit-tifrik tal-imħabba.

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Winner of the Novels for Youth Literary Contest 2024.

A teenager called Megan enters a ménage à trois with Mark, a Satanist and tattoo artist, and his girlfriend Kimberly, who is a new mum. The relationship is dominated by rigid rules and emotional distance.

As Megan grows closer to Mark, she finds herself trying to balance pain and pleasure, as well as future promise and present isolation.

With clear and raw prose, Kirsten Spitera examines the chaos of toxic love.