Lenka Janiureks story really begins after the death of her mother when she was a small child
and speaks of the men who came to define her life she is the daughter of a Polish immigrant
father the sister of five brothers the wife of one husband the lover of several men and the
mother of two more. Her memoir speaks of identity and trying to find your place in a country
that isnt your own within a family that doesnt feel like your own.This remarkable book traces
Lenkas journey from the UK to Eastern Europe from the 1960s to the present day. However
across the years she remains haunted by the rage addiction and despair of the men she is
closest to. Alongside these challenges she develops a powerful connection with the natural
world particularly water which provides her with strength and joy.
