About the book: 2013 / The events of the book take place in the small town of Palanka in southern Slovakia, which is recovering from the horrors of World War II. Life begins to boil in Palanca, full of strength, tastes, colors and passion. This is the atmosphere in which Štefan Rečan, a butcher from northern Slovakia, comes to the city with his wife and daughter in the hope of starting a new life. At first Palank seems like a promised land to him, but soon this honest and modest man with strong moral principles realizes that this place is not for him…