Part of the Peter Owen World Series. A new novel from internationally renowned author of My Father's Dreams. When a family move out to the countryside to restore a dilapidated farmhouse, progress is halted by the arrival of their chaotic relatives. Flisar handles the absurd events like no other writer, imbuing the smallest incidents with meaning.

Evald Flisar is the author of 14 novels. Among his awards are the Preseren Foundation Prize, the highest state award for prose and drama, and the Zupancic Award for lifetime achievement. David Limon has worked on many of Flisar's previous writings.