The Duchess of Alba, known as Goya's muse, recalls the passions of youth on her deathbed in the royal court of eighteenth-century Madrid. A young woman defies the protocols of her arranged marriage and pursues love--and the life of a published writer--until her readers condemn her as a danger to soc...
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A poignant and unexpectedly inspirational account of women's suffering and resilience in Stalin's forced labor camps, diligently transcribed in the kitchens and living rooms of nine survivors.The pain inflicted by the gulags has cast a long and dark shadow over Soviet-era history. Zgustová's collect...
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Loosely based on Zgustova's own grandmother, The Silent Woman is about Sylva, half German, half Czech, born into aristocracy. As a young woman she underestimates the consequences of collaborating with the Nazis and loses everything but the man she loves. Then during the Communist era, he is sent aw...
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