Description:A story inspired by real events and places of a Romanian boy who takes his mother’s hand and follows her on a journey from the ruins of their home in 1970s Romania to the dream of a new life in Barcelona.For readers who want to be carried back to childhood memories, dive into different cultures and traditions, adventure with a pinch of romance, and the gentle irony of a boy struggling to find himself.Alex is ten years old when the Vrancea earthquake reduces his home to rubble, taking with it his father and his best friend. Suddenly, it is only him and his mother, Eva, left in the ruins.With Ceaușescu tightening his grip on a fearful nation, they take refuge at his grandparents’ home in the countryside. Alex struggles to adapt to rural life, while Eva, in the midst of uncertainty about their future, is secretly plotting their escape.When he least expects it, Alex finds himself hiding in a boat’s storage room, his knees clenched to his chest, sobbing and hoping that nobody can hear his beating heart. He begins counting: twenty-one, twenty-two …We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Everything Worth Counting (From the Meadows of Izvoarele). To get started finding Everything Worth Counting (From the Meadows of Izvoarele), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
594
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
N/A
Release
2025
ISBN
840978100X
Everything Worth Counting (From the Meadows of Izvoarele)
Description: A story inspired by real events and places of a Romanian boy who takes his mother’s hand and follows her on a journey from the ruins of their home in 1970s Romania to the dream of a new life in Barcelona.For readers who want to be carried back to childhood memories, dive into different cultures and traditions, adventure with a pinch of romance, and the gentle irony of a boy struggling to find himself.Alex is ten years old when the Vrancea earthquake reduces his home to rubble, taking with it his father and his best friend. Suddenly, it is only him and his mother, Eva, left in the ruins.With Ceaușescu tightening his grip on a fearful nation, they take refuge at his grandparents’ home in the countryside. Alex struggles to adapt to rural life, while Eva, in the midst of uncertainty about their future, is secretly plotting their escape.When he least expects it, Alex finds himself hiding in a boat’s storage room, his knees clenched to his chest, sobbing and hoping that nobody can hear his beating heart. He begins counting: twenty-one, twenty-two …We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Everything Worth Counting (From the Meadows of Izvoarele). To get started finding Everything Worth Counting (From the Meadows of Izvoarele), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.