Kameno seme

An imaginary Croatian island is the setting for the story of one summer, in which three generations of a family of Italian exiles mingle with the locals. Tristane and Claudio own a small house by the sea where the family comes every summer. Their granddaughter Paloma, returning to the house on the Adriatic island as an adult, writes down her memories of the summer that began with a stone: angry islander Mira threw it into a crowd of foreigners at a noisy party in the fashionable villa next door. From that throw the story is set in motion, and a whole cast of characters comes into view, some predictable, like Joao and Nina, others guarding secrets, like Gino, Letizia and Francisco.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

234 pages in the original

Genres

Family (assigned by AI)

Set in

Croatia

First published

2014 by Litera

Author's age

47 when first published

ISBN

9789616949255 (original)