The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild

''A night unlit by candles. A night of stars.'‘

An exceptional journey across countries, centuries, political and social upheavals. Through the eyes of four women, we witness the history of Europe, the revolutions that turned to terror, the resistance against the Soviet nightmare. Above all, we experience the strength, loyalty and determination of women and men who refused to lose hope under the violence and cruelty of the regimes.

One of the most beautiful novels I've ever read...

''I dream of a place where a man might hold his head up and walk freely, and speak his mind, where no one will tell him what to think, or where he has to work, or what he has to say. I dream of waking without fear - fear they will take my farm, fear they will send me to the mines. So no. I don't want Heloise's gold, little Katya. Besides, you can't grow rich in Poprad. The party would take it from you and leave you poor again.''