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The Telling Time

The Telling Time

Penned By P.J. McKay
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The Telling Time

The Telling Time

Penned By P.J. McKay
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A captivating debut novel of impossible love and soul-destroying secrets. Two young women, mother and daughter, fight to overcome adversity while transporting the reader from Yugoslavia in the late 1950s, to New Zealand's "Dally" suburbia, and then back in the late 1980s to a now-splintering Yugoslavia.WHEN SECRETS DEMAND TO BE TOLD . . .Two young women, a generation apart, travel to opposite sides of the world on fraught journeys of self-discovery.1958: Gabrijela yearns to escape the confines of bleak post-war Yugoslavia and her tiny fishing community, but never imagines she will be exiled to New Zealand — a new immigrant sent to housekeep for the mysterious and surly Roko, clutching a secret she dare not reveal.1989: Luisa, Gabrijela’s daughter, departs on her own covert quest, determined to unpick the family’s past. But not all decisions are equal and amid Yugoslavia’s brewing civil unrest, Luisa’s journey confronts her with culture shocks and dark encounters of her own.

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Length 328 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Polako Press
Released August 10, 2020
Identifier (ISBN) 55071220
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P.J. McKay is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, P.J. McKay enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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