Label: Motýľ
Number of pages: 320
Binding: hard copy
Size: 130 x 200mm
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Language: slovak
ISBN: 9788081644320
Release year: 2025
She wasn't his wife. She was his everything.
Milena is an acclaimed theater playwright and poet. Her world revolves around art, and her true fate is a secret love. Her relationship with Valter is a living source of passion and inspiration—but also a hidden chapter in both their lives. After Valter’s death, Milena transforms her grief into a play, bringing their forbidden love to life on stage. She returns to Slovakia, which she left at the brink of adulthood, to attend the grand premiere of her work.
Gitka, a young woman trapped in a marital crisis, obligations, and routine, is deeply moved after seeing the performance. When she unexpectedly meets Milena, she approaches her without hesitation. Though their lives and personalities are completely different, a strange bond forms between them, and their deep conversations become the catalyst for Gitka’s inner transformation. She begins to search for answers about what truly matters in life. When Milena disappears under suspicious circumstances, Gitka fears for her life and decides to investigate.
Who is Milena really, and what is she hiding?
Will the past she's been running from finally catch up with her?
And is it even possible to escape one's own sins?
A story of two women who met at the right moment—each on a journey to discover what love, guilt, forgiveness… and truly living really means.