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Myth meets history in Blaszka, a fictional village northwest of Warsaw, where angels and demons walk in the fin de siecle shadows, enticing the people of Blaszka to face their deepest wishes and fears. Listen. You can hear the excitement in the village square, the flimsy stalls piled high with everything, and in the center Misha the midwife laughing. She is a big, free, independent spirit in a world determined by strict rules - men separated from women, meat from dairy, shabbes from everyday. When Misha, the keeper of village secrets, becomes pregnant, the town's rigid social norms come into question as she struggles to keep her identity from her community. Do the men and women of Blaszka abandon her, who is the wayward heart of the village? Or do they come together and keep God waiting for their prayers?
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Lilian Nattel
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