When the men of a remote Hungarian village go off to war in 1916, the women left behind realize their lives are much better without them. Suddenly, they are not being beaten; they have time for friendships; they even find romance with the injured Italian soldiers staying just outside of town.
year: 2011
call number/section: 1000
subjects: women, hungary, fiction, self-realization in women, world war, 1914-1918, women murderers, self-realization, historical fiction, historical fiction
Editions
Gregson, Jessica
Soho Press, Inc. (2011)
When the men of a remote Hungarian village go off to war in 1916, the women left behind realize their lives are much better without them. Suddenly, they are not being beaten; they have time for friendships; they even find romance with the injured Italian soldiers staying just outside of town.
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Gregson, Jessica
Soho Press (2011)
During World War I, Sari Arany, a herbalist in a small Hungarian village falls in love with on of the Italian POWs housed nearby, when her fianc? returns Sari poisons him. Soon other women in the village are coming to her for help in similar situations.
Schools: 1