First published 2014
Pannonica Rothschild grows up in unimaginable wealth, strolling through her uncle Walter's private zoo filled with kangaroos and zebras. Born in 1913 to a family that climbed from Frankfurt's Jewish quarter to fabulous riches in five generations, she marries Baron Jules de Koenigswarter as a debutante. He teaches her to fly planes and whisks her to his French château. When war erupts, Nica flees to England with her two children, then returns to fight with the Free France movement. She appears to possess everything a woman could want: beautiful children, a handsome husband, and a trust fund that ensures comfort forever. But in the early 1950s, Nica hears Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight" and everything changes. The jazz legend's music calls to something deep within her aristocratic soul. She must meet him, no matter the cost to her privileged world.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, biography-memoir, music
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: England, France, Frankfurt
Period: 1913, 1950s
304 pages · Hardcover · Wydawnictwo Czarne