Monika Radojevic

Set in 1990, Strangerland follows two people whose lives are shaped by migration, family obligations, and the search for belonging. Zivoin has recently arrived in London from Yugoslavia. As the dependable eldest son, he works long hours and sends his savings home to support his family, while watching news of his homeland’s growing political turmoil. Thousands of miles away, in Uberlândia, Brazil, Alegria prepares to leave the country and family she loves in pursuit of a better future. Ambitious and determined, she hopes to provide her parents with greater security, even if it means building a life far from home. When their paths cross, Zivoin and Alegria discover an unexpected connection that offers them a sense of belonging in unfamiliar surroundings. Their journey together takes them across countries and continents, testing their relationship and forcing them to confront the sacrifices involved in making a life elsewhere. Inspired by the author’s family history, the novel explores immigration, cultural identity, family loyalty, and the enduring power of love to transcend borders, languages, and time.

A Beautiful Lack of Consequence is a collection of thirty short stories that explore the complexities of contemporary womanhood through a blend of realism, surrealism, dark humor, and feminist commentary. Across its stories, Monika Radojevic depicts women confronting the pressures and expectations imposed on them by society. A woman enters a bar and finds herself completely invisible; a newly married couple faces a disturbing punishment for their childlessness; and a young girl trades her vocal cords for the possibility of freedom. These strange and unsettling scenarios transform familiar experiences of exclusion, fear, and powerlessness into imaginative explorations of resistance. Moving between the everyday and the fantastical, the collection examines how women navigate relationships, social conventions, anger, and the struggle to make their voices heard. Radojevic combines tenderness with biting humor, capturing both the vulnerability and the strength of women pushed to their limits. Her stories ask what happens when those who have been expected to remain silent finally refuse to comply. Dark, inventive, and sharply observed, the collection explores the possibilities of reclaiming agency in a world that continually attempts to define women’s lives.