The Albanian Affairs (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780929701790)

During Enver Hoxha's totalitarian rule following World War Two, Albania became the most isolated and paranoid European state. Two brothers -- sons of a war hero and domineering official -- come to embody the only possibilities for life under these conditions: capitulation or resistance. Viktor becomes a willing soldier and brings home a beautiful girl, Helena, as his wife. Ismail, shunned by his father and by nature a poet, is emotionally blinded from the mysterious death of his mother when he was 4. As an irresistible attraction develops between Helena and Ismail, they are compelled to uncover the long-hidden tragedy to which they are all heirs.

Author: Susana Fortes
ISBN-10: 0929701798
ISBN-13: 9780929701790
Publisher: McPherson
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2006
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.38h x 6.40w x 0.77d
Award: IndieFab awards - Third Place

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/28/2006 pg. 26
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2006 pg. 863