![]() ![]() For some people, Ina's home in the woods outside of the village is a place to fear and to avoid, a godless place.Īmong their number is Father Barnabas, the town priest and lackey for the depraved lord and governor, Villiam, whose hilltop manor contains a secret embarrassment of riches. ![]() Her gift often brings her the transmission of sacred knowledge on levels far beyond those available to other villagers, however religious they might be. Ina's gifts extend beyond childcare: she possesses a unique ability to communicate with the natural world. One of life's few consolations for Marek is his enduring bond with the blind village midwife, Ina, who suckled him when he was a baby, as she did so many of the village's children. Little Marek, the abused and delusional son of the village shepherd, never knew his mother his father told him she died in childbirth. ![]() ![]() Your registration helps us plan for your arrival and keep in touch with any changes. This event is cosponsored by The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz. In a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds himself the unlikely pivot of a power struggle that puts all manner of faith to a savage test. FREE IN-STORE EVENT: Ottessa Moshfegh ( My Year of Rest and Relaxation) will discuss her recent novel Lapvona, available in paperback June 20th. ![]()
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