The Amber Heart

The Amber Heart is a sweeping, compelling, grown up love story, set in rural Poland in the middle years of the 19th century. Marianna is a wealthy Polish landowner's daughter, born and brought up in the beautiful manor house of Lisko, while Danilo is a poor Ukrainian estate worker. The lives of these two young people from vastly different backgrounds are destined to become hopelessly and tragically entwined from the moment of their first meeting. This epic novel follows the fortunes of an array of characters whose lives are disrupted by the turmoil of the times, but central to the story is the enduring relationship between Marianna and Danilo. This is a powerful saga of conflict, loss and undying love.Catherine Czerkawska is an award winning writer of historical and contemporary novels, short stories and more than 100 plays for the stage, for television and for BBC Radio 4.