Valeria's Last Stand - Marc Fitten Reviews
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Newest Review: ... in Zivatar - largely forgotten about until the new mayor tries to inject some new ideas. He hopes to attract foreign ... more
... investment but before that can happen Zivatar needs to be connected to the rest of Hungary and the mayor's first project is the construction of a railway station for the town.
The characters are wonderfully painted, taking on pantomime or fairy tale appearances; while some have names, many are referred to only by their job. The awful Ibolya, dressing unsuitably for her advancing years and flirting with her lecherous customers, and the fraying at the seams, drab and bad-tempered Valeria could almost be Cinderella's ugly sis...more
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Customer Valeria's Last Stand - Marc Fitten Reviews (1)
by - written on 22/06/11 (Very useful, 68 readings)
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When an unlikely love affair blossoms, the inhabitants of Zivatar, a small village in rural Hungary finally have something to talk about. One day at the market, frumpy, waspish Valeria, teased by the local kids and shunned by the adults, falls for the village potter and before long everyone knows about the passionate night the two have spent together. But the potter is not unattached and when Ibolya, the village bar owner hears what "her man" has been up to she is furious. If the villagers weren't excited enough by the mature love triangle, the arrival in Zivatar of a travelling chimney sweep has the women swooning and the men suspicious. Ibolya, ... Read the complete review
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