It is a tender and beautifully told story of memory, family and love.

Here, Mána and Bill have made a life for themselves and their granddaughter.Ī life imbued with the spirit of Prague and the loved ones left behind.įavel Parrett's deep emotional insight and stellar literary talent shine through in this love letter to the strong women who bind families together, despite dislocation and distance.

Inside, the smell of warm pipe tobacco and homemade cakes. Melbourne, 1980: Malá Liška's grandma holds her hand as they climb the stairs to their third floor flat. The world can go to hell for all he cares because Babi is waiting for him in the warm flat. A young boy can slip right under the heavy blanket that covers this city - the fear cannot touch him. His anger slaps Eva, but his hate will change everything, as war forces so many lives into small, brown suitcases. Sarah WinmanAUSTRALIAN INDIE BOOK AWARD WINNER 2020 BOOK OF THE YEAR. Eva runs into him, hits the pavement hard. A beautifully crafted book from a wonderful storyteller. Suddenly a man steps out, a man wearing a hat. No matter what.Prague, 1938: Eva flies down the street from her sister. Favel Parrett's deep emotional insight and stellar literary talent shine through in this love letter to the strong women who bind families together, despite dislocation and distance. A life imbued with the spirit of Prague and the loved ones left behind. Here, Mana and Bill have made a life for themselves and their granddaughter. Melbourne, 1980: Mala Li ka's grandma holds her hand as they climb the stairs to their third floor flat. Eva runs into him, hits the pavement hard.

Prague, 1938: Eva flies down the street from her sister. A tender and masterfully told story of memory, family and love.

INDIE AWARD WINNER 2020The profoundly moving new novel from the critically acclaimed and Miles Franklin shortlisted author of PAST THE SHALLOWS and WHEN THE NIGHT COMES.

There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett