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Debut novel inspired by the music and turbulent history of twentieth-century Hungary
Epicenter Press
May 2018
On Sale: May 15, 2018
Featuring: Katalin Varga; Péter Benedek
256 pages
ISBN: 1603816313
EAN: 9781603816311
Kindle: B07C45R9XS
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Romance Historical
In communist Hungary, a peasant loses his land, a young
mother loses her baby’s father, and both are scared into
silence—until music brings them together to face agonizing
challenges. In 1951, a grim hush has settled over Hungary. After a lost
war and a brutal transition to communism, the people live
under constant threat of blacklisting, property
confiscation, arrest, imprisonment, and worse. In this
milieu of dread, the best land of Péter Benedek’s peasant
family is seized and his life upended. Moving to Budapest
for a manual labor job, Péter meets Katalin Varga, an unwed
mother whose baby’s father has vanished, most likely at the
hands of the secret police. Both Péter and Katalin keep
their heads down and their mouths shut, because silence is
the only safety they know. They soon learn they share a bond far more meaningful than
their fear. When Katalin starts giving Péter voice lessons,
they take an intrepid step out of hiding by making music
together. Little by little they tell each other what they
cannot tell others. In their bond of trust, they find
relief and unexpected happiness. As harsh reality assaults them again, Péter and Katalin
learn to carve dignity and beauty out of pain.
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