My Women

My Women is a stunning and rare novel comprising of a series of searing vignettes about women confronted by the countless brutalities of war. It locates the voices and devastating experiences of those who have been silenced, those who have lost loved ones, those who have fought and persevered, and those who have broken down. With an original style and with poetic repetition, the nameless protagonists, 'My Women', bring succinct and emotionally charged stories that evoke life during war in Ukraine with an intensity that is excruciatingly difficult yet deeply moving. My Women won the BBC Book of the Year 2024 in Ukraine and was shortlisted for EBRD Literature Prize 2025. The book has been published in the US, France, Sweden, Slovakia, Austria, Poland, Greece, Lithuania and Italy, with translations Published 5 March 2026 forthcoming in Bulgaria, Latvia, Spain and Finland.