Includes an interview featuring Dagmara Dominczyk and Adriana
Trigiani
"A vibrant, engaging debut novel that follows the friendship of
three women from their youthful days in Poland to their
complicated, not-quite-successful adult lives"
Because of her father's role in the Solidarity movement, Anna and
her parents immigrate to the United States in the 1980s as
political refugees from Poland. They settle in Brooklyn among
immigrants of every stripe, yet Anna never quite feels that she
belongs. But then, the summer she turns twelve, she is sent back to
Poland to visit her grandmother, and suddenly she experiences the
shock of recognition. In her family's hometown of Kielce, Anna
develops intense friendships with two local girls--brash and
beautiful Justyna and desperately awkward Kamila--and their bond is
renewed every summer when Anna returns. "The Lullaby of Polish
Girls" follows these three best friends from their early teenage
years on the lookout for boys in Kielce--a town so rough its
citizens are called "the switchblades"--to the loss of innocence
that wrecks them, and the stunning murder that reaches across
oceans to bring them back together after they've grown and long
since left home.
Dagmara Dominczyk's assured narrative flashes from the wild
summers of the girls' youth to their years of self-discovery in New
York and Europe. Her writing is full of grit and guts, and her
descriptions of the emotional experiences of her characters
resonate with honesty." The Lullaby of Polish Girls" captures the
passion and drama of friendship, the immigrant's yearning to be
known, and the exquisite and wistful transformation of young women
coming of age.
Praise for "The Lullaby of Polish Girls"
"A coming-of-age tale of three young Polish women that is] brimming
with teary epiphanies, betrayal and love, as well as the grit of
both New York and Kielce. It's] "Girls" with a Polish
accent.""--The New York Times
"""The Lullaby of Polish Girls" will make you swoon. Dagmara
Dominczyk has written a glorious debut novel inspired by her own
emigration from Poland to Brooklyn with depth, intensity, humor,
and grace."--Adriana Trigiani
"An ennui-stricken actress returns to the old country--and to the
friends of her youth--in Dagmara Dominczyk's "The Lullaby of Polish
Girls, " in which solidarity is all about summer evenings under the
stars with a vodka bottle and a radio playing 'Forever Young.'
"--"Vogue"
" "
"Compelling . . . an original portrait of friendship and identity
. . . Dominczyk uses a fresh, confident style."--"People"
"In this arresting debut novel, Polish American film and TV
actress Dominczyk pays homage to her native city of Kielce while
capturing the joys, insecurities, and struggles of three
girlfriends coming of age. Spanning thirteen years, Dominczyk's
absorbing story is a triptych of "tsknota" (Polish for a kind of
yearning) and a profound desire for acceptance, freedom, and
home."--"Booklist "(starred review)
""The Lullaby of Polish Girls" is sexy and sensitive, with a raw,
openhearted center. Dominczyk's love for her complicated characters
is apparent from the first page to the last, and by the novel's end
the reader cares for them just as deeply."--Emma Straub
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General
Imprint: |
Random House USA Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2014 |
First published: |
February 2014 |
Authors: |
Dagmara Dominczyk
|
Dimensions: |
202 x 135 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8129-8382-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-8129-8382-3 |
Barcode: |
9780812983821 |
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