Two Owls Flying Low

May 2024, 224 pages

A magical story that is part poem, part detective tale, and part dream

While patrolling a landfill, elderly security guard Antonín finds a little girl. No one is looking for her, and no one knows where she came from or who her parents are. She is named Alžběta and placed in the care of a widow named Viola, whose five sons have long since left home. Thus begins a magical story that unravels more than just the mystery of Alžběta’s origins. The foundling becomes a catalyst for uncovering the town’s long-forgotten secrets. In this part-poem, part-whodunit, and part-dream narrative, the story takes place in a vague timelessness where things, houses, and places play as crucial a role as the characters. As Alžběta grows older, she slowly uncovers the history of her loved ones. But can one delve into someone else’s past without confronting their own?