Winds of Dalmatia: a historical novel (The Balkan Trilogy)

by Tanja Tuma

The "Winds of Dalmatia" is Tanja Tuma's brilliant, epic, intriguing, and well-crafted novel dedicated to those who've followed the headlines from the Bosnian war yet may not fully comprehend the terrible individual suffering that transpired in the lives of its...

Genres: Historical Fiction

516 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2013

About the author

I was born in former Yugoslavia today Slovenia, graduated from French, English and German literature and have worked in publishing and book selling for over 20 years. Although avid reader and secretly aspiring author, I reconciled with the motto "live now, write later." So that "later" started two years ago. I hope my writing, historical fiction in English about the Balkans, will appeal to readers around the world who are interested in history as well as present developments in this area.

Reviews

[Lorit Queller]

Going on a trip to Croatia and love learning about the history so I was really excited when I found this book. It covers the history from the ancient Greeks until present day. But it is so badly written I couldn’t get through it. You don’t really learn the history and it reads as though written like a child wrote it. I’m pretty sure no one called a Roman emperor an “old fart” (she says this at least 3 times). Also pretty sure they didn’t use the phrase “loaded” for wealthy people in the 1300s. Don’t waste your time.

[A Kelemen]

When I opened the cover and saw US Copyright office written as US Coryright office, I wondered exactly what kind of book I purchased on-line. After reading a chapter and ignoring misspellings and grammatical errors, I enjoyed the learning experience about the geographic area.

[Lizzie]

Loved this book. In the heels of my Croatian trip. Well written and poignant. I recommend it.

[Rita Boehm]

Worth reading

Although the book would benefit from more careful editing and the story is sometimes hard to follow, it is well worth expending the time to read.

[Nathy]

This book is well written, it is a pleasure to read. I like the way she incorporated short novels into the main story line, it does break the reading flow but in a positive way. The book takes us in the side-line of history, into the forgotten part of it with strong and endearing characters.

[Tanja Tuma]

Looking forward to your reviews. More about me at www.tanjatuma.com.

[Katja]

Genius writing with a gripping plot line!

[Alison]

kindle 517 part of a projected trilogy