Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

She's an ICON, she's a LEGEND and she IS the moment.

Janina is funny, fearless and unique, and she refuses to be diminished or dismissed by those around her, challenging societal norms, misogyny, speciesism, ageism, and advocating for the voiceless. Her unwavering position against animal cruelty and the marginalization of those who are considered invisible/worthless highlight themes of empathy and justice. Janina's character teaches us that life's beauty lies in its simplicity, its slow pace, its depth and complexity. This novel asks us to think deeper, slowly and honor and protect what truly matters.

This novel smells and tastes the same as Gloria Fuerte's poetry, they both explore the softness that true strength requires and how beauty is scattered around us, floating, shimmering, pulsing, like stars in a dark sky.

I really didn't want to leave this polish village.