New York: Blue Rider Press, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - An unusual novel by this award-winning writer - the story of a girl, "scorned for her physical deformity, whose passion and salvation lie in her otherworldly ability to transform herself and the world around her. In an unnamed country at the beginning of the last century, a child called Pavla is born to peasant parents. Her arrival, stuns her parents and brings outrage and scorn from her community. Pavla has been born a dwarf. . [this book] spans the beginning of a new century, the disintegration of ancient superstitions, and the adoption of industry and invention." 333 pp. ISBN: 978-0399167928.