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Katrina, Sin of Love by Alma Jane Sirbu, Alma Jane S Rbu (Paperback / softback, 2012)

Anton, the son of a rich boyar family from the South of Romania, spends his last teenage summer holiday at his parents' mar. Here, in the village, he meets Katrina and he wants to have a summer fling with her but, instead, he falls madly in love.His parents, however, have other plans. They want to have him engage to a rich girl, from a well-kwn family from Bucharest. Thus, the engagement takes place at the mar, against his wish. Anton and Katrina's lives take an unexpected turn and they have to part with great sorrow in their hearts. He leaves for Vienna for a while, to continue his studies, and in the meantime Katrina marries a doctor from Bucharest. After two years of shattered hopes and wasted dreams, fate brings Anton and Katrina back together again, right on Christmas Eve...

Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Translated by
Alexandra M Paun
Author Biography
Alma Jane Sirbu was born in the '60s, in Romania. Her childhood and youth have been a extensive period of amassing artistic and cultural knowledge. Following prolonged torments and having read countless romance novels, she decided to write her first novel. Being an ardent admirer of the romantic style between the two World Wars, she chose to write about this glorious period of the Romanian society in her personal tone and voice.
Date of Publication
09/05/2012
Country of Publication
United States

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