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OverviewIn a world of rank, reputation, and rigid decorum, the heart seldom obeys. When Count Adolf turns from his gentle, fragile wife Irena to the passionate and devoted Minka, a quiet domestic tragedy begins to unfold-one that neither remorse nor devotion can easily undo. As suspicion, sacrifice, and unspoken truths tighten their hold, each of the three is drawn into a moral struggle where love and duty stand fatally opposed. Set against the fading elegance of the nineteenth-century Austro-Hungarian world, The Wife and the Lover is a finely wrought psychological drama of marriage, betrayal, and redemption. Rikard Jorgovanic's prose moves with deceptive simplicity, revealing, beneath its calm surface, a deep and often devastating insight into the human heart. This new English translation restores a long-overlooked work of Croatian literature to modern readers, offering a story at once intimate and universal-of love tested, of conscience awakened, and of the cost of choices that cannot be undone. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Zlatan Zivkovic , Rikard JorgovanicPublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.299kg ISBN: 9798258013798Pages: 218 Publication Date: 19 April 2026 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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