Title: Medalion z ametystem
Description: The main character - Catherine - realises that her husband will not return from a trip to America. The necessity of raising four children forces her to rent part of the apartment to tenants. Soon, her salon transforms into a meeting place for young Polish writers, an arena of ideological discussions and artistic disputes. However, times are changing, and the next century brings political and social unrest to the city.
Subjects: Women, Fiction, Polish Authors, Social conditions, History
Places: Warsaw (Poland), Poland, Warsaw
Time periods: 20th century