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You Fancy Yourself
by Maja Ardal
You Fancy Yourself
is the story of a young girl with a vivid imagination and a stunning
ability to enrich the lives of everyone she encounters. When Elsa and
her family move from Iceland to Scotland, she is filled with uncontrollable
joy over the new adventure she is about to begin. With her infectious
energy and love for the dramatic, Elsa stands out both in her community
and within her classroom, but this exuberance also targets her as an
outcast. Only through the faith of a new friend and the strength of
her imagination does Elsa find the courage to look inside herself and
find pride in who she is and where she came from. Through her vivid
characters Maja Ardal depicts Scotland in the 50s as a place of hope
and harsh discrimination for immigrants.
“In this story of a quirky
adolescence, young immigrant Elsa tries to fit into 50s Edinburgh society,
where people tend to be suspicious and judgmental.” —Jon Kaplan,
NOW Magazine
“You Fancy Yourself
is a tough explosive work that sends passion spinning across the stage.
Ideas tumble like battered leaves caught in a windstorm in Ardal’s
excoriating vision.” —Hamilton Spectator
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