Published in September 2024 by Penguin. 288 pages long.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A delightful coming-of-age story where Bodrožić's writing is the real star of the show, featuring swirling, poetic imagery verging on magical realism and the most gorgeous nature writing. Pepsi is born in Dalmatia and is passed from pillar to post while her parents are working in Germany in the early 80s, until she writes them a letter demanding to be with them. Moving to this new country, she sorely misses the southern sunlight and nature, and life is hard. 

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She learns German and retreats into reading. Her dream is to go to university but her parents are adamant she must work to help bring in some money for the family. Will she manage to gain independence?