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Description edit
Intelligently written with a wry and gentle humor, The Black Madonna of Derby provides a vivid and topical insight into three generations of a Polish immigrant family as they struggle to find a balance between two cultures
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Characters/People edit
- 'Babcia' Barbara Karolina Poniatowska: Babcia is Polish for Grandma
- Helena: Babcia's daughter, mother of Wanda, Zosia and Janek. Wife of Tadek.Works as a machinist in a Derby factory.
- Tadek: Painter and decorator.
- Wanda: Eldest child. Plump and unhappy with her teenage life.
- Zosia: Middle child. Apple of Babcia's eye.
- Janek: Youngest child
- Witold: Babcia's late brother. Was married to Mira.
- Princess Maria: Babcia's eccentric sister in law
- 'The Prince': Babcia's late husband
First Sentence edit
Babcia folded her mottled, 69-year-old hands in her lap, looked up at the brooding icon of the Black Madonna hanging on the wall above the fireplace and then lowered her gaze to the sepia photograph of her husband on the mantelpiece.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Goodbye Polsko. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Joanna Czechowska (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Silkmill Press
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0955884004
Page Count: 246
Publisher: Silkmill Press
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0955884004
Page Count: 246
Awards edit
- International Rubery Book Award (2011, Long list)
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