Name: The Silent Years
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Author: Alena Mornstajnova;Alzbeta Belanova
ISBN: 9781803096247

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Publisher

Seagull Books London Ltd

Author

Alena Mornstajnova;Alzbeta Belanova

Collection

The Czech List

Year

2026

Pages

292

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.90 x 15.20 cm

ISBN13

9781803096247

The Silent Years

Alena Mornstajnova;Alzbeta Belanova (Author) · Seagull Books London Ltd · Paperback

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Synopsis "The Silent Years"

A gripping family mystery that reveals how hidden pasts shape our present and transform our future. Bohdana is an introverted young woman grappling with tensions in her family and a lingering question she can’t quite shake: on her last visit to the hospital, why did her gravely ill grandmother call her “Blanka,” and what potential hidden past is her family keeping from her? As Bohdana struggles to piece together the truth, another story unfolds alongside hers—that of Svatopluk Žák, a devoted builder of socialist society who hopes his beloved family’s future will be as brilliant as the star on the Soviet flag. When their two stories collide, hidden histories come to light. In The Silent Years, Czech author Alena Mornštajnová weaves a rich, intimate family drama that reveals how easily a carefully constructed world can shatter and transform in an instant. Set in postwar Czechoslovakia, the novel follows a human story against a larger backdrop of a society in upheaval.