Can I read Arrival on EtoBox?
Arrival by Nataliya Deleva is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Arrival about?
Arrival is an exploration of the ripple effects of domestic abuse. The story follows a young woman fleeing her home country and trying to rebuild her life, after she has suffered violence at the hands of an alcoholic father. Prompted by her therapist, the unnamed protagonist starts processing the abuse experienced in her childhood while also pondering what it means to be a mother when consumed by trauma. The novel bends form to accommodate the narrators scattered mind and her attempt to assemble a version of herself through fragments and stitches of memories, borrowed conversations and minutiae that linger and haunt. Infused with love and determination and interwoven with folk tales and rituals, Arrival depicts the ways in which we are resilient, capable of carving our own paths and reimagining our lives. Praise I read Arrival in one rapt gulp, urged on by its unnamed narrators need to flee her past, escape the confines of womanhood, and the stains of shame and guilt that keep repeating on her, like heartburn. The novel deals in lifes hard knocks, in trauma and deracination, but in langauge that is sensual, languid, feline, snaking with double meaning and sly humour. Like an Sigrid
Who reads Arrival?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Nataliya Deleva
- Publisher
- Indigo Press, The; The Indigo Press
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781911648383
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Stories
- Rating
- 4.03 / 5 (2,021 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14