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Irvinh pryyichala do Karpats′koyi Ukrayiny z Novoho Orleana lyshe na korotkyy chas, ale pislya raptovoyi smerty materi opynylasya tut u pasttsi: bez dokumentiv, bez hroshey, bez vidpovidi vid vitchyma y sered lyudey, dlya yakych vona nazavzhdy chuzha. ZHyvuchy v rodyni titky, v chuzhiy movi, chuzhomu pobuti y chuzhiy istoriyi, vona namahayet′sya zrozumity, kym ye naspravdi i chomu yiyi maty pomerla.Na tli 1938 roku y stanovlennya Karpats′koyi Ukrayiny Avhustyna Voloshyna roman poyednuye rodynnu dramu, istorychnu napruhu, nasyl′stvo patriarchal′noho svitu y mistychnu prysutnist′ Biloyi Paniyi, yaka znovu i znovu hukaye holovnu heroyinyu uhlyb hayu.Husta chuttyeva mova postupovo splitaye psycholohichne, istorychne i mistychne v odnu temnu, napruzhenu opovid′.Dopysanyy pid kuratorstvom Ostapa Slyvyns′koho v Litosviti, debyutnyy roman Kateryny Trompak — pro samotnist′, nenalezhnist′ i tilo yak ostanniy prostir opory.
