by Hannah Kent Even though this book is a fiction, it is based on true events. Agnes Magnúsdóttir is the last person executed on Iceland, accused of participating in the murder of Nathan Ketilsson and Peter Jonsson on the night between 13 and 14 March 1828 in Illugastadir, on the Vatnsnes peninsula in northern Iceland. The story about her confessions live in the nowadays Iceland. Her tomb … Continue reading Burial Rites
I was driving a boat! Seriously. I did. For more than 20 minutes! 🙂 This one: You have my photo of driving this thing on Instagram. Scroll down for the account. Meanwhile, let’s start properly. We started at the canals close to the city of Veere. I was surprised how everything is so green green. The summerhouses were peaceful and surrounded with nice grass and … Continue reading Veere and canals, Netherlands
So modern, so vivid! The featured image explains the entire concept of this city: historical statues vs. modern buildings and institutions vs. hispterish restaurants. But I adore it! Especially because of the restaurants and the atmosphere created there. Plus, it is the city with the sea – enough said. 🙂 On the map of Europe it is placed on the western coast of the Netherlands and as such … Continue reading The Hague, Netherlands
Morocco, 1677. The tyrannical King Ismail resides over the palace of Meknes. Through the sweltering heat of the palace streets, Nus Nus is his slave. He is circumsized, of course, and as eunuh fights his emotions. Meanwhile, young, fair Alys Swann is captured during her crossing to England, where she is due to be wed. Sold into Ismail’s harem, she is forced to choose: renounce … Continue reading Sultan’s Wife
Visiting Versailles is inevitable when you are visiting Paris. I took the 45 min train and decided to go for a one day trip. It all started as a humble hunting lodge in 1624 by Louis XIII, and then when king Louis XIV decided to move the residence from the center of Paris to build the Palace of Versailles. The entrance looks pretty amaizing: the … Continue reading Versailles castle, France
Russian Concubine and the Secret of a Concubine are 2 beautiful novels that start in St Petersburg right after the First Russian Revolution and the aristocracy is killed to give the room to communism and shared state property. The beautiful pianist Valentina Ivanova somehow managed to escape and buy a five-year-old daughter, Lidija, with her jewels, and her husband was allegedly killed. The fugitives found … Continue reading Russian Concubine
Every summer, since I was a child, we would travel to the Island of Ugljan placed in the archipelag of the city of Zadar. This year I did the same trip. Flying from my lovely Brussels to Zadar where I was supposed to meet my brother Martin who was travelling from the norther part of Croatia to the south: Adriatic sea! ❤ This flight is my … Continue reading Zadar and islands, Croatia ❤
This story is from biblical times and as such follows The Bible and the Genesis 34, but it is different in many important ways. It is explaining how women in time of their periods needed to stay in red tent, telling each other’s story to amuse themselves. It is the story of women in the men times. No woman has a leadership role in the Bible. … Continue reading Red Tent
The story of Princess Sultan is true. The words are the authors’, but the story is princesses’. The shocking human tragedies described in this book are factual. In a country still ruled by kings, she is a princess. The men of her country hold firmly patriarchal laws. The Saudi Arabian male’s honor rests on the honor of women, and therefore the man must impose his … Continue reading Princess Sultana
This is an epic story about Genghis Khan – a founder of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia in 12th and 12th century. Invading Europe many times, it is said that 1/5 of the descendants in Europe and directly from his raping moments. The story starts with the birth of … Continue reading Wolf from steppe
RED RIDING HOOD 