Only one yellow rose bush exists in the whole of the Hungarian Plain known as the Hortobágy, and its flowers are only given by the maiden who runs the Hortobágy Inn. But when she has a lover’s spat with her betrothed, and remembers a recipe for love she learned from a gypsy woman, how could she know that she would poison her beloved?
Maurus Jokai (Jokai Mór), one of Hungary’s greatest writers, spins a romantic yarn of Hungary’s horse culture. Narrator BJ Harrison gives the book all the narrative elements of an American Western. The result is a rich, immersive audiobook experience in a world of cattle, culture, and romance.
Running Time: 3 hours, 27 minutes
This Hungarian "Western" is a Satisfying Read From Liz Shaw of Gilbert, Arizona on 11/21/2022.
This charmingly dark tale takes place in the Hungarian plains and involves a tragic love triangle between two cowboys - a cow herd and a horse wrangler.. There is a lot to enjoy about this translated story. The setting is unique and nothing like what I expected Hungary to be like. I went to Wikipedia and learned a great deal about a part of the world I'll never visit. The love triangle is intriguing and mysterious. It portrays the Hungarian cowboy as intensely emotional yet restrained in verbal expression . . .
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