Manilundila

9 y.o Emmi, her mother and grandmother live in Maplewood’s White Villa. A kind but inattentive mother and a strict grandmother are not much of a company to a lively child, so Emmi’s only friends are the paintings of her ancestors on the many walls of their villa. The story gets a boost when Emmi meets Martin, a slightly older boy who has just moved into a nearby village with his family. Martin becomes Emmi’s first real friend. Things start to happen and soon take quite a fantastic turn. There are many questions being asked but not all of them are answered. What happened to Emmi’s dad and why does no one want to tell about him?
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Outstandingly executed original fairy-tale that moves between reality and make believe with ease. A story that is mutually timeless and historic, old fashioned in a most positive way and yet undoubtedly contemporary.

•  ERR (Estonian National Newsagency) literary blog