Book Description
What does it mean to come of age in a place still haunted by its past?
In the sweltering heat of a mid-2000s Polish summer, fourteen-year-old Marcelina is caught between the last traces of childhood and a burning desire to feel seen and loved. Her world is one of concrete-town rhythms, secrets whispered under breath, and an ache for something more.
When a mysterious boy named Marcel enters her life, the quiet days begin to stir with passion, rebellion, and recklessness. But love is never simple—and neither is the truth behind the walls we build to protect ourselves.
As friendships shift, old family wounds resurface, and a tragic event shakes her town to its core, Marcelina must navigate first love, betrayal, grief, and the longing to escape. Poetic and visceral, Eastern European Summer is a powerful story about self-worth, belonging, and the silent legacies we carry.
Perfect for readers who grew up too fast and still carry the echoes of it.
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