Publisher's Synopsis
The stories in this book are people stories;
a chronological, political and social drama running parallel with a rapid coming of age in an unknown world. In between is a history of a tiny country and its people, lessons learned and family remembered.
"Pavel manages, from her present and sophisticated vantage, to evoke the innocence of youth."
-Nicholas Delbanco, author of Why Writing Matters
"Stories that are at turns funny and poignant, sometimes at the same time, and always memorable."
-Emma Hamilton, Professor of Literature, Stony Brook
"Steeped in compassion and grace."
-Mark Hummel, author of Man, Underground
