Moja dota

A lonely girl who does not fit in spends her summer holidays with her grandmother in Vela Luka on the island of Korčula. She delights in her freedom, in nature and in the company of her 'baba', an archetypal Mediterranean woman whose daily rituals, work in the house and garden, memories and sayings come in the dialect of Vela Luka, and whose every act shows boundless love for a granddaughter who does not fit gender and social roles. The idyll is broken by Uncle Kuzma, an aggressive man of patriarchal views who tries to force his 'male' authority on her. As she grows up her rebellion changes shape, and so does her bond with her grandmother.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

174 pages in the original

Genres

Family, Coming of age (assigned by AI)

Set in

Croatia

First published

2021 by OceanMore

ISBN

9789533321226 (original)