rosebayleopard
One early 2000s summer night, at the river near a small, rural Croatian village, a teen girl named Irina meets a stray dog, Branka - who slowly becomes a silent thread, connecting hope and belonging to Irina's ambitious, fragile youth.
But when the dog suddenly disappears, the girl's world starts shifting; nothing is the same anymore, and she is left searching and longing for the lost feeling of home.
A heartfelt coming-of-age novel full of nostalgic elements of growing up in Eastern Europe, the bittersweet tragedy of fleeting moments, and the struggles of highschool life and all that comes with it.
"If you can't find anyone that listens, find a dog."