When Alina`s brother-in-law defects to the West, she & her husband become persons of interest to the secret services, causing both of their careers to come grinding to a halt. As the strain takes its toll on their marriage, Alina turns to her aunt for help
- the wife of a communist leader & a secret practitioner of the old folk ways. Set in 1970`s communist Romania, this novella-in-flash draws upon magic realism to weave a tale of everyday troubles, that can`t be put down. `A story to savour, to smile at, to rage against & to weep over.`
- Zoe Gilbert, author of ` Folk`