{"product_id":"the-last-goddess-9781542036375","title":"The Last Goddess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA woman delves into science and superstition, fear and persecution, and the hope and courage of belief in an award-winning and internationally bestselling novel by Kateřina Tučková.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLast in a centuries-old lineage of healing women, Dora Idesová was raised by her aunt Surmena in the White Carpathians. Resistant to superstition, Dora grew up hearing stories of the \"goddesses\" who were said to conjure love and curses and, through divine connection, cure the spirit and the body. Now an academic, Dora is researching the tales that for generations spellbound the hillside where she grew up. As the mysteries become truths, they reveal a stunning discovery that reaches back from the witch trials of the seventeenth century through Nazi-occupied Germany. Embarking on an emotional journey, Dora is about to find out how deeply and fatefully she is entwined with secret tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully weaving together fact, folklore, and fiction, Kateřina Tučková draws on the stories of her ancestors to explore the extraordinary history of goddesses who walked the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTučková, Kateřina:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKateřina Tučková is a Czech playwright, publicist, biographer, art historian, exhibition curator, and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGerta\u003c\/i\u003e. She has won several literary awards, including the Magnesia Litera Award (for both \u003ci\u003eGerta\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e), the Brno City Prize for literature, the Josef Skvorecký Award, and the Czech Bestseller Award. Kateřina is also the recipient of the Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights Award from the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, and of the Premio Salerno Libro d'Europa at the book fair in Salerno, Italy. Between 2015 and 2018, she was a founder and first president of the Meeting Brno festival, focusing on international and intercultural dialogue. Kateřina currently lives in Prague and Brno, Czech Republic. Her books have been translated into nineteen languages, and her latest novel in Czech is \u003ci\u003eBílá Voda\u003c\/i\u003e. For more information, visit www.katerina-tuckova.cz\/en\/.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOakland, Andrew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAndrew Oakland lives in Brno, Czech Republic, and translates from both Czech and German. His recent translations include Michal Ajvaz's \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Age\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmpty Streets\u003c\/i\u003e, Radka Denemarková's \u003ci\u003eMoney from Hitler\u003c\/i\u003e, and Martin Reiner's \u003ci\u003eNo Through Road\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amazon Crossing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901210235154,"sku":"9781542036375","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_200d47b1-f35d-43e3-89bd-b182948c54c1.jpg?v=1738416616","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-goddess-9781542036375","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}