''A supremely talented writer ... Open this book, fasten your seatbelt, and brace for impact'' Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn''s Long Halftime Walk The debut novel by ''one of the leading post-Soviet writers of her generation'' ( The Atlantic ) which chronicles the journey of three Ukrainian women and one extremely endangered snail through the travails of capitalism, foreign invasion, romance and survival. Ukraine, 2022. Nastia and her sister, Solimaya, are entangled in the booming bridal industry, entertaining Western men who''ve come to Ukraine on ''Romance Tours'' to find their dream woman. Yeva is a a maverick scientist who''s tried, and failed, to breed specimens from the region''s dwindling snail population in her mobile lab. Nastia''s obsession with finding her absent mother leads her to embark on the journey of a lifetime across hundreds of miles: three angry women, a truckful of kidnapped Western bachelors, and Lefty, a rare snail with one last shot at perpetuating his species. This journey, and these dreams, come to a screeching halt as Russia invades. Praise for GOOD CITIZENS NEED NOT FEAR: ''Bright, funny, satirical and relevant. . . . A new talent to watch!'' MARGARET ATWOOD (via Twitter) ''Bang-on brilliant'' MIRIAM TOEWS ''Outstanding'' ANTHONY DOERR

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Maria Reva was born in Ukraine and grew up in Canada. Her debut story collection, Good Citizens Need Not Fear, won the Kobzar Book Award and was a finalist for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Fiction Prize. Endling, her debut novel, won the Gordon Burns Prize, the Aspen Words Literary Prize and the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize; was longlisted for the Booker Prize, shortlisted for the Climate Fiction Prize and was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction. Her writing has been featured in the Atlantic, Granta, The Best American Short Stories, and elsewhere. She also works as an opera librettist.

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Praise for Good Citizens Need Not Fear:

'Bright, funny, satirical and relevant. . . . A new talent to watch!' MARGARET ATWOOD (via Twitter)

'Bang-on brilliant' MIRIAM TOEWS

'Outstanding' ANTHONY DOERR
'One of the leading post-Soviet writers of her generation' The Nation