Ms. Adela & ndash; an extraordinary character who is hard to forget. As well as the spring in Zagreb in 2020, which was marked by the arrival in the city of the coronavirus and Zgzec & ndash; offended by the earthquake. But what does this mean for Mrs. Adele, a wealthy widow whose global pandemic has prevented her from celebrating her long-awaited anniversary? What hides the will that she rewrites daily and blackmails her relatives? What is waiting for Ms. Adele on the streets of her native Zagreb, which was affected by the earthquake? Nada Gashic tells about all this and other tragicomic vicissitudes of an elderly Zagreb woman in her new novel "Nine Lives of Mrs. Adele". The author skillfully combines fairy tale, grotesque, espionage realism, comedy and fiction, writing surprisingly realistic dialogues that clearly outline the characters and their dramas.
Published with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb. >