Rudian Stefa is called in for questioning by the Party Committee. An unknown girl - Linda B has been found dead, with a signed copy of his latest book in her possession. Rudian remembers writing the dedication at the request of Linda's friend, who has since become his mistress but has now disappeared.
From the winner of the first every Man Booker International Prize, this is a portrait of the lives of women under communist dictatorship in Albania. 'One of the world's greatest living writers' Simon Sebag Montefiore
