The year is 1895, and luxurious mansions are growing instead of poppies on the bare meadows around Olomouc. In one of these beautiful German houses works a Czech girl, Žofie, as a maid. Her life is not easy, and everything becomes even more complicated when her childhood crush returns, along with a secret she has been hiding for years – she hears the voices of the dead. Thanks to her ability, she becomes a favourite of the local bourgeoisie. However, she now gets entangled with powers playing with her mind and senses. Can she control them before it is too late? A story taking place in 19th-century city of Olomouc filled with suspense, love, and an unlikely allyship by Czech novelist Lenka Polackova.
The book has been published only in Czechia in the Czech language (2023). The rights to the book are available.
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A pretty boy's smile. Bad advice from your best friend. Trust placed in the wrong person's hands. It all led to events Cilka will never forget. Still, she's determined to put her past behind her and start over in a new city. On her first day at school, however, she ends up next to a surly classmate who attracts trouble at first sight, while at the same time catching the eye of her talkative neighbour, whom she tries in vain to explain that she doesn't want his - or anyone's - attention. But it's hard to be invisible when her secret surfaces... A cleverly written debut about the power of friendship, first love and new beginnings.
The book has been published only in Czechia in the Czech language (2022). The rights to the book are available.
Sample chapters in English not available, but please let us know if you are interested.
Marina has always preferred fictional boys to real ones. But when she finally falls in love with her classmate, who asks her on a date, schools close due to a coronavirus pandemic, and Marina's family temporarily move to a cottage near Bohemian Paradise. Not only is her dream date postponed indefinitely, but she also has to deal with a good-looking but annoying neighbour who is not very fond of her. But what else is there to do for days in solitude but try to find out why he despises her so much? YA feel-good contemporary romance by an awarded author Amelia Salinger.
The book has been published only in Czechia in the Czech language (2022). The rights to the book are available.
Sample chapters in English not available, but please let us know if you are interested.
Short comics about the lives of bookworms.
The book has been published only in Czechia in the Czech language (2024). The rights to the book are available.
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