“A child conceived on Christmas Eve is considered unlucky and will later resent his parents for their unholy transgression, their lack of control and piety. The child may be deformed with a harelip or be cursed with the ears and… — Jody Shields Copy Share Image
“A midwife once told Erszébet of the üszögös gyermek, the stunted child, a premature fetus born alive, a scurrying spectral thing with a rat's… — Jody Shields Copy Share Image
“The fig tree grows its flowers strangely inside out, concealed within the soft interior of the fruit. Erszébet imagines the fig's hidden fairy weight… — Jody Shields Copy Share Image
“She once told him about the mysterious trampled-down places found in fields, which the peasants superstitiously called werewolves' nests. Coming across one of these… — Jody Shields Copy Share Image
“A child conceived on Christmas Eve is considered unlucky and will later resent his parents for their unholy transgression, their lack of control and… — Jody Shields Copy Share Image
