Writing debut on the market square in Słupsk - A.E.Szumska - "Written in blood"
We have a writing debut on the Słupsk market. A.E.Szumska, who comes from Słupsk, published her first book - "Written in Blood". The book published by Poligraf is now available, often at promotional prices, in bookstores and online stores.
What is the literary genre? You know the drama. It's more of a thriller now. A thriller set in Polish reality, but with a story almost equal to King's story. And not. I'm not exaggerating. Of course, I remember that this is a debut. The debut also has its rights. Nevertheless, the story is arranged, thought out and not obvious. It is, as befits a dramatic genre.
Being set in Polish reality draws additional benefits from the novel. We brought up on indigenous literature, we brought up on publishing series published first in parts in newspapers widely read at the time and then published in limited editions, we brought up on books borrowed from each other will see these influences and benefits in the book.
When there is an introduction to history, when the author shows us the world we found after opening the first page (the younger ones would now call it a universe), when characters and circumstances emerge, it's Chmielewska. I know, bold comparison. Maybe not Chmielewska from "Lesia", maybe not Chmielewska from "Klin" or "We're all suspects", but Chmielewska from "The Dead Man's Whole Sentence", yes. Perhaps not so polished yet, not so mature in her workshop, but equally pictorial and equally skilful with words, time and image.
But when it comes to action. Well, we already have Grochola. Almost as efficient, just as methodical and just as dynamic. The convention of the story requires it, and it is fulfilled. Not quite with a flourish yet, not yet with an idea, but it is a sensational read, absorbing subsequent pages and not being able to break away before explaining the next threads.
This is another advantage of Szumska. Chronology. A deliberate, well-thought-out and necessary procedure of presenting the story in an intertwined chronology reveals the dramatic and tragic nature of the situation and, more importantly, the characters. The author introduces us to this world by telling fragments of history from different periods of its duration and from different points of reference. This makes the whole more complementary and coherent. Maybe some threads were not finished, maybe the story was missing, but it can also be a publishing ploy that reveals to us that there will be a second part. Or maybe that's what publishing rights are like these days. After all, you can't have everything.
The last cool trick, if you can call it that, is skillful acceleration of the pace. As the action and story begin to fall into place, the pace of explaining the threads increases, and with it - a wonderful shortening of chapters, sentences and summaries. As you read, you literally speed up with the story, you feel it, you feel that pace, that pace that also makes you not want to stop, you don't want to stop, you want to know, experience, explain and know. The initial, descriptive, pictorial introduction to the story is replaced by action. "Chmielewska" turns into "Grochola" and the whole thing is fastened with a bright buckle by Szumska.
Yes. This is a unique item on the current publishing market and I recommend everyone to read it.
Miesiąc wcześniej - Nina ma wszystko, o czym marzyła - kochanego męża i wspaniałego synka, którzy są dla niej całym światem.
Teraz - Niespodziewana śmierć najbliższych doprowadza Ninę do załamania. Jaki sekret skrywa podrzucone bohaterce zdjęcie? Zaczyna się wyścig z czasem, na jaw wychodzą kolejne tajemnice.
Wtedy - Minka jest więziona w piwnicy od urodzenia. W wieku siedmiu lat traci mamę. Przejmuje jej obowiązki w ciemnym pomieszczeniu. Zostaje sama ze swoim oprawcą, który teraz jest całym jej światem.
Kto mówi prawdę? Komu można zaufać? Jakie tajemnice skrywał mąż Niny, któremu tak bezgranicznie ufała? Czy jeszcze kiedyś odnajdzie ona szczęście? Co łączy ze sobą te trzy historie?
