The Defeat Of Grief (Numbered Limited Edition)

Romania, 1940: a country in social and political turmoil, about to suffer catastrophic territorial losses as war engulfs Europe and its neighbours take the opportunity to settle old scores.

People seem to be listless, apprehensive, or defiantly bellicose as they face an unknowable future; for many, there does not appear to be any path forward not involving further upheaval and change, culminating in an epoch of unprecedented terror and destruction.

As tension mounts, the controversial academic Dr Adrian Lereanu makes the journey to the Black Sea resort of Balcic at the behest of an influential friend. Lereanu's visit to Balcic is not intended as a holiday, although it is clear to him that going there is for his own good.

This first edition is numbered #20 out of 100.

Author: John Howard
Artist: Tamara de Lempicka
Publisher: Passport Levant (Ex Occidente Press), 2010 First Edition
Number of pages: 94
Format: Hard Cover; Full Colour illustrations
Size: 9" x 7" (240mm x 180mm)
Condition: M - Mint
Code: DEFEATGRIEF01