{"product_id":"the-house-with-the-stainedglass-window-9780857057143","title":"The House with the StainedGlass Window","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed story of a young girl's awakening - set in the the evocative, beautiful Ukrainian\/Polish city of Lviv\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House with the Stained-Glass Window\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eremarkable\u003c\/b\u003e, a \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e, Lvivian evocation of a city and a family across a long and painful century, at once personal and political, \u003cb\u003ea novel of life and survival across the ages\u003c\/b\u003e * Philippe Sands *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZanna Sloniowska writes beautifully; with empathy, sensitivity, and with real political impact\u003c\/b\u003e. As a Ukrainian from the multicultural city of Lviv, she provides \u003cb\u003ean important new voice in Polish literature\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Olga Tokarczuk\u003cbr\u003eFew novels will engage the heart and mind as cohesively as this \u003cb\u003eemphatic performance \u003c\/b\u003ethat triumphs through its depiction of the human stories overshadowed by history. * Financial Times. *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSloniowska writes subtly and beautifully\u003c\/b\u003e - every phrase conjures up images, casting colourful lights just like the stained-glass window of the title.\u003cbr\u003eThis story could only have happened in Ukraine. And then again it could have happened anywhere, because the blood on the blue-and-yellow flag is just the beginning of\u003cb\u003e an intimate tale about four generations of women\u003c\/b\u003e. * Zwierciadlo. *\u003cbr\u003eSloniowska is \u003cb\u003ea fascinating story-teller\u003c\/b\u003e who also gives insight into the reality of life in Ukraine.\u003cb\u003e This is an astonishing literary discovery\u003c\/b\u003e. * Polityka. *\u003cbr\u003eA city of women's mysteries, and History, which the author constantly re-interprets. \u003cb\u003eZanna Sloniowska surprises and seduces.\u003c\/b\u003e * Krytycznym Okiem. *\u003cbr\u003eThis novel was written as \u003cb\u003ea challenge to crushing, cruel history\u003c\/b\u003e; it arose from \u003cb\u003ea desire to give a voice to the individual experiences of women\u003c\/b\u003e. But at a certain point it turns in a direction contrary to its original ambitions, and the counter-history disappears in the fog of exploding smoke grenades. * Gazeta Wyborcza. *\u003cbr\u003eA moving, incisive saga about women entangled by historical events. * Newsweek Polska. *","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737638678871,"sku":"9780857057143","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857057143.jpg?v=1723811332","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-house-with-the-stainedglass-window-9780857057143","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}