Synopses & Reviews
Chain-smoking, peculiarly stylish, stubborn, and eccentric--Vera and István were anything but ordinary grandparents. Sixteen years after their death, Johanna Adorján fills the gaps in their story. is a brilliantly constructed memoir and a gorgeous romance, a tale of two people who died as they lived: inseparable.
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"A truly memorable book." Diana Athill
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"Offers a prism through which one might examine and perhaps come to understand a most complicated act." Elizabeth Berg
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"Sophisticated intelligence, coupled with the sensibility of an artist." Vivian Gornick
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"Elegance is magnetic, and so is lifelong love. The reader cannot take her eyes from them." Susan Salter Reynolds
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Editors' Choice: A spare, beautiful exploration.
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"A powerful and affecting memoir--reminiscent of Sebald." --Phlipp Meyer, author of
About the Author
Johanna Adorján, born in 1971 in Stockholm, has worked as an editor and writer for various newspapers and magazines. A former theater and opera student, she has also written for stage and screen. She lives in Berlin.Anthea Bell, OBE, is a British translator who has translated numerous literary works, especially children's literature, from French, German, Danish, and Polish to English.