Once Upon a Time in Kazimierz by Barbara Pearman
1930; Poland’s economy is beginning to suffer as a result of the Great Depression. Kind-hearted but naïve Marianna lives with her parents in the rural village of Zalipie in southeast Poland. This small farming community is all she has ever known, and she dreams of a different life in the city. A whirlwind romance with Leon, a dashing but egotistical musician, leads to a hasty marriage providing her with an opportunity for change. Leon’s father, Stanislaw, runs the local grocery store in Kazimierz, a busy district of Krakow. His fellow shopkeepers and their families are a close-knit, diverse community and they welcome the couple with open arms, but the lives of the inhabitants of this small row of shops will be changed forever by the arrival of the newlywed couple. Using rich descriptive prose, Barbara Pearman sets a series of scenes around everyday life that provide a range of insights into the diverse cast of characters’ personal lives, recollections and sometimes wild imaginings.
Barbara Pearman is a practising artist but after joining a creative writing class she swapped her brush for a pen and began painting with words. Her work, richly descriptive, evokes a sense of place, and her first published piece appeared in Hi2020, one of a prize-winning collection of twenty short stories chosen from over a thousand new writer entries.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781803130514 |
| ISBN 10 | 1803130512 |
| Title | Once Upon a Time in Kazimierz |
| Author | Barbara Pearman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Troubador Publishing |
| Year published | 2022-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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