Slanting Towards the Sea Sonia Velton the fates of a young

the fates of a young woman

where no one cares who you are in the daytime

where a ngano (story)—its melodies

With a colorful cast of characters and a cellar full of wine

the trauma

Slanting Towards the Sea Sonia Velton the fates of a youngNational Bestseller * Dazed Best Book of the Year Spanning twenty years and one life altering summer in Croatia, Slanting Towards the Sea is at once an unforgettable love story and a powerful exploration of what it means to come of age in a country younger than oneself. Ivona divorced the love of her life, Vlaho, a decade ago. They met as students at the turn of the millennium, when newly democratic Croatia was alive with hope and promise. But the