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Fun fact: the wonderful @Simona gifted me this book as part of my first ever Litsy swap, almost 5 years ago.

I loved the structure: 5 different narrators relate their experiences with an unconventional wealthy woman in Slovenia during WWII. It‘s a love story of sorts and a war story for sure, and the way it‘s written ratchets up the dread and sadness as it goes. The story was based on real events, so I also did some researching.🙁

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I adore Drago Jancar. I adore him. I can only read him once every few years, though, because his stories send me into a tailspin. This one is really powerful, and I had no idea which way was up when I finished it. The story is set in Slovenia during WWII. It is told from the perspectives of five different narrators. I do not have an explanation for how Jancar makes the story feel so specific and universal simultaneously.

A Slovenian book about a woman, Veronica, who disappears mysteriously. Five characters tells the story of Veronica, and their own lives. It‘s set around the time of the Second World War. No one can escape the bad times, not even if you‘re in a manor far away from the action. Not a memorable story to me, sadly. Might be that Second World War fiction is just an overused subject. #Slovenia #readingtheworld

Here's my remaining books from Mount TBR. Making this my summer TBR! ☀️😎👙

Package #2 from my secret Santa has a beautiful book from her favorite Slovenian author, a cute pillowcase, fuzzy socks, and more. I am very excited about this book, @Simona 😃 Thank you SO MUCH for everything! I love it all. ❤️❤️❤️

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Set in the mid-1940s Slovenia during & after WWII, this is a story about the disappearance of Veronika, told from the POV of 5 people who knew her. I don't want to say any more because I don't want to spoil anything. Although parts of the story are difficult, this book is so good. Thank you, @Simona for making me aware of it.

"It's not the deeds you've done that haunt you, it's the ones you didn't do. That you could have done, or at least tried to do, but didn't."

Book Mail @Theresa , thanks for the recommendation!!! #blameitonlitsy

I thought I couldn't participate in the #readathon tomorrow because I have plans that'll keep me away from reading for about 4 hours, but then I read that you only have to commit to a minimum of 1 hour. So I thought, why not & signed up. If nothing else, it'll be a teaser for the next one! Here's my hard copy stack. Also have some ebooks lined up.

Some #translatedbooks from my TBR shelf. #somethingforsept

My favorite book by Slovenian author. The main topics are war (WW II) and love. It's beautifully written novel about the complicated parts of Slovenian history based on true events which are still taboos after 71 years.

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