by Nell Leyshon · SEXTO PISO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788415601340
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«Del color de la leche» is the historical novel by Nell Leyshon, published by Sexto Piso in paperback (176 pages, in Spanish).
Mary, a fifteen-year-old girl with a defective leg, lives on a farm in rural England in 1830. Sent to care for the vicar's sick wife, she discovers reading and writing, which open up a new world for her. Her story becomes a written testimony in search of comfort in the face of a destiny she cannot choose.
Originally published as «The Colour of Milk», with translation by Mariano Peyrou and foreword by Valeria Luiselli. Winner of the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize in 2013.
A read for lovers of historical fiction and contemporary narrative, with a teenage protagonist and a period rural setting.
Nell Leyshon is a British novelist and award-winning dramatist. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Alpine Fellowship and as the Deputy Chair of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. She previously served on the Management Committee for the Society of Authors. She is best known for her novel The Colour of Milk, which was translated into multiple languages and has gained international recognition, winning the Prix Interallié in France where it was also shortlisted for the Prix Femina, and voted the book of the year in Spain.
