Author(s): Narine Abgaryan

Novel | Translated fiction | Eastern Europe | Fiction Reductions

An multi award-winning story of friendship and feuds in a remote Armenian mountain village

A poignant, uplifting tale of love, friendship and second chances

High in the Armenian mountains, villagers in the close-knit community of Maran bicker, gossip and laugh. Their only connection to the outside world is an ancient telegraph wire and a perilous mountain road that even goats struggle to navigate.

As they go about their daily lives - harvesting crops, making baklava, tidying houses - the villagers sustain one another through good times and bad. But sometimes a spark of romance is enough to turn life on its head, and a plot to bring two of Maran's most stubbornly single residents together soon gives the village something new to gossip about...

Three Apples Fell from the Sky is an enchanting fable sparkling with sumptuous imagery, warm humour and the irresistible joy of everyday friendship.