3 Ergebnisse.

They see her as evil. Cursed, so the znakharka says. Diseased. Her strange language plots against them. She is Mary Nikodemski, the know-all English woman.Mary's Poland follows the life of Irish-born Mary, never the English now, brought by her husband, Nikoda, to his peasant farm near Lida on the western plains of the Russian Empire.Lonely, with Nikoda away at sea for most of the year and up to all sorts of carry on, Mary finds comfort in a fe...

The battles of the Crimea and the streets of Belfast veil the simple life of young barmaid Mary Cannon.Walenty Nikodemski, a Polish sailor, who lives in the shadow of Russian wars and religious conflict, enters the Shamrock Hotel where Mary works. She feels his jade black eyes seeing right through her to her very soul. He pierces her heart.Family, faith and humour shape Mary as she struggles with grief, her violent Ireland and uncertain love. ...

The battles of the Crimea and the streets of Belfast veil the simple life of young barmaid Mary Cannon. Walenty Nikodemski, a Polish sailor, who lives in the shadow of Russian wars and religious conflict, enters the Shamrock Hotel where Mary works. She feels his jade black eyes seeing right through her to her very soul. He pierces her heart. Family, faith and humour shape Mary as she struggles with grief, her violent Ireland and uncertain love...