![]() ![]() “This book is bonkers and I am so in love with it - one of the funniest books I’ve ever read. Cindy Pauldine, The River's End Bookstore, Oswego, NY Winter 2020 Reading Group Indie Next List Don’t miss this excellent translated work from an award-winning writer!” The ending of this hard-to-categorize novel, a finalist for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize, will knock the breath out of you. This is an extraordinary and disturbing tale - a mystery that becomes more complex as the story continues, accompanied by Janina’s often witty observations on man, nature, justice, and identity. As the bodies mount, so does her involvement with the mystery, although her status as a crank and possible madwoman ensures that she’s ignored. ![]() ![]() When hunters and poachers begin to be gruesomely murdered, Janina informs the police that the animals are responsible. “Janina is an eccentric middle-aged woman who translates William Blake, studies astrology, and is acutely attuned to the wilderness around her in rural Poland. ![]()
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