For the Love of M.

Pre-world-war II in rural Yugoslavia. Tiny little village in Croatia and a fifteen year old Marta who believes there should be more to life than living the same routine her ancestors lived for generations. Thirsting for knowledge, for opportunities, she finds her alternative reality in books, although she has to hide away to read because it's considered a waste of time for a hard-working young woman and a perfect way to make your eyes go bad. And while she wants more from life, the...
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Pre-world-war II in rural Yugoslavia. Tiny little village in Croatia and a fifteen year old Marta who believes there should be more to life than living the same routine her ancestors lived for generations. Thirsting for knowledge, for opportunities, she finds her alternative reality in books, although she has to hide away to read because it's considered a waste of time for a hard-working young woman and a perfect way to make your eyes go bad. And while she wants more from life, the journey, the love, the heartbreak, the living that life has in store for her is beyond her wildest imaginings. ***Early 21st century in post war, independent Croatia. Matilda finds herself divorced after a short marriage in her early 30s, lost in her search for the ideal she refuses to believe doesn't exist. She draws her strength from the unconditional love and support of her college best friend Sanja and her neighbour Marta, who is over fifty years her senior, but whose green eyes draw her in with a promise of stories and life lived to the fullest. And might love not just be much closer than she imagines?