Book of the day : "Pensjonat marzeń" by Magdalena Witkiewicz.

Today I would like to recommend you and say a few words about the book by Magdalena Witkiewicz, "Pensjonat marzeń" / "House of dreams", a sequel to "Szkoła żon" / "School of Wives". You can read about this book here. 
Again, I hope that my words will make that after reading my words, you will want to read this book. We will see.



   Magdalena Witkiewicz is a Polish writer and graduate of, f.e. the University of Gdańsk. She wrote and published seven books for adults: Milaczek [2008; second edition 2013], Panny Roztropne [2009; second edition 2013], Opowieść niewiernej [2011], Ballada o ciotce Matyldzie [2013], Szkoła żon [2013], Zamek z piasku [2013], and also for children: Lilka i spółka [2013].
You can find more information about writer on her official page or on her official page on FB.

Also you can find more posts about her on my blog here.

     At first I think I should explain why I translate "Pensjonat marzeń" as "House of dreams", not "Hotel of dreams". Think, what is more cosy and friendly and makes that you want to stay there forever - house or hotel? Of course house. That's why I decided to translate it exactly this way. I hope you understand it.

  About what this book is:

     If you already read the first book, "Szkoła żon" / "School of Wives", it will be easier for you to get to know about what I'll be talking here now, because as I alread wrote this book, "Pensjonat marzeń" / "House of dreams" is the second part of the story. 

     Of course you can start to read this book at first and then come back to the first one, but I think that then you will have to think about these books as separate stories, with the same characters. That's why I think that better is to read it from the beginning and feel the whole story, not only a parts of it.

     What to do to improve lives of more women than so far? Create the second place for them, a special place. Just like the second heaven for women who want to feel good, to be perfect. Yes, this book is about this. But not only.

     Julia, Jadwiga, Michalina and Marta - they come back to show, how much they changed since the time at the School of Wifes, and to show that if you believe in yourself you can do anything, you can be happy. And to prove that they are different, they are stronger, beautiful and that now they are happy and love the life.

Also in this part we have a few new characters like Agnieszka  [Agnes] a young mom of cute little son, who loves to run and dance and who's a personal trainer... or Mr Karol, an old, nice man who sold a beautiful house to create the hotel of dreams, or better - a wonderful pension of dreams.

     In this book we can find something about love, friendship, looking for the dream place, changes... and that you can love and find your happiness in every age.

This book is full of emotions, these good and these bad, and also full love. Hey, after all this is book exactly about love. Beautiful, surprising, changing for good love.

     I can tell you that this dream place will be on Kaszuby [Cassubia]. And the end of book will really surpriseing you because of new plans of our characters, because of new couple, and because of ...baby.

     If you want to know what will happen to them, Julia, Jadwiga, Michalina and Marta, who will have a baby, who will chance the future of her/his life, and finally, what will be with the second School of Wives, you really have to read this book.

Why you should read it:

     Two things: never say never and believe in yourself, believe in happy life. But of course if you read the first part you will want to know what happened with all these women who wanted to be perfect. 

For who this book is:

     The same as the first part, "Szkoła żon"/ "School of Wives", this book is only for adults. After all this is book is an erotic novel or, as who likes, a romance.

Things to look out for:

     Changes, emotions, and the fact that if you really want something you can do it, you can have it, you can be the person who you really want to be.... or, if we are talking about love and couple, that you can be with person with who you want to be. You just have to believe in it and in yourself.

Where / when you should read this:

     When and where you want to do it. This book has 252 pages, so is perfect for the weekend or when you want to read something but you don't have too much of free time.

     I hope that everything what I wrote here about this book is enough to show you that "Pensjonat marzeń" / "House of dreams" is really good and mybe one day you will want to read it. I really hope so.

Of course this is not the last book by Magdalena Witkiewicz, so I will write about another one soon.

↑ Cover of  this book, "Pensjonat marzeń".

Book of the day : "Szkoła żon" by Magdalena Witkiewicz.

   Today I would like to recommend you and say a few words about the book by Magdalena Witkiewicz, "Szkoła żon" / "School of Wives". Now, this book will be translated on Vietnamese, but I'm sure that soon we will have more other translations. As almost always I hope that my words will make that after reading my words, you will want to read this book.

  
  

    Magdalena Witkiewicz is a Polish writer and graduate of, f.e. the University of Gdańsk. She wrote and published seven books for adults: Milaczek [2008; second edition 2013], Panny Roztropne [2009; second edition 2013], Opowieść niewiernej [2011], Ballada o ciotce Matyldzie [2013], Szkoła żon [2013], Zamek z piasku [2013], and also for children: Lilka i spółka [2013].
You can find more information about writer on her official page or on her official page on FB.

Also you can find more posts about her on my blog here.  





If we're talking about Vietnamese translation, the title of this book will be "TRƯỜNG HỌC CHO CÁC BÀ VỢ" and here is the cover of this edition:

↑ photo from here

Let's back to the book...

 About what this book is:

Who doesn't want to love, to be loved, to be the one for somebody...?

     What to do to be a good wife, girlfriend, mother, housewife, woman? Do everything for everyone around, but now for yourself. That's what think all women in the book. But the truth is really completely different - to be a better person, at first you have to think about yourself, than about other. 

     And that's why there is a special place, somehere deep in the forest, where is manor house and where the magic happens and where every woman during three weeks is feeling like a Lady, somebody very important, where can rest and find the beauty inside oneself...

     This book is about four women : Julia, Jadwiga, Michalina and Marta. Four so different women, with own problems, demons, lives, plans for the future and hopes. 

     Julia, a young woman, who is a few days after the divorce with a man who had to be for the whole life, but who chose an other girl. Jadwiga, woman 50+, who feels like a young girl and knows that her marriage is already existing only on paper. Michalina, a very young girl who wants to be the best for the man of her life. And finally Marta, woman 30+, with husband, two kids and with not a perfect body. All of them want to be just a perfect housewife in everything, really in everything.  

     All of them have their own reasons why they're arriving to the School of Wives, what they what to learn, what they want to find, lost or forget, what they want to chage in oneself. 

     No one of these four women what they will find there, in the School of Wives... Love, hope, new life, friendship, new look... Maybe, maybe. I won't tell you more, you have to read it if you want to know, what happened to Julia, Jadwiga, Michalina and Marta. Trust me, you will be surprised.

Why you should read it:

     Tell me, why not? Who wouldn't like it, to be a part of this School of Wives? I think it would be something. But why it's worthwhile to read this book? Maybe a good reason is to see that even if it's badly, it can be better if we will believe in ourself, that we can change our lives, and that we don't have to change for anybody, but we have to be oneself.

But I think you have to read it and then find your own reason "why?".

For who this books is:

     For sure this book is only for adults, but it's also for women as well as for men. Why? Because this is an erotic novel, but only a bit...

Things to look out for:

     Emotions for sure. But also things (small or big) which made our lives are so bad or so good. And also what to do to be a better person, perfect for oneself.

Where / when you should read this:

     The book has 255 pages, so isn't so long. You can read it very fast, f.e. during the weekend. Where you can do it? Everywhere where you will want, where you will be able to think a bit and go to the School of Wives, not only in the book, but also in your mind...

    Ok, I think I already said enough to show you  how good this book is and I made that you will want to read it one day. I hope so. Of course this is not the last review of  book by Magdalena Witkiewicz, soon I will write about another one. 

↑ Cover of  a Polish edition of  "Szkoła żon" / "School of Wives".

Book of the day : "Opowieść niewiernej" by Magdalena Witkiewicz.

   Today I would like to recommend you and say a few words about the book by Magdalena Witkiewicz, a Polish author of a few books not only for women, but also for men and...for kids ["Lilka i spółka"]. But today I would like to present you book "Opowieść niewiernej" / "The story of unfaithful woman" [if I can say like that, because I'm sure that if this book will be translated into other language, it will get other title, as almost always]. 
And I hope that maybe after reading my words, you will want to read this book. 


   Maybe some of you remember my two previous posts about her and meetings with her. If you missed it you can find it here and here. 

   Magdalena Witkiewicz is a Polish writer and graduate of, f.e. the University of Gdańsk. She wrote and published seven books for adults: Milaczek [2008; second edition 2013], Panny Roztropne [2009; second edition 2013], Opowieść niewiernej [2011], Ballada o ciotce Matyldzie [2013], Szkoła żon [2013], Zamek z piasku [2013], and also for children: Lilka i spółka [2013].
You can find more information about writer on her official page or on her official page on FB.

 About what this book is:

   For sure it's about love. Real love, not only just a feeling to the other person but about living in love, is favouring, plans for the future and dreams.

   This is the story of Ewa [Eve], about her life, love, marriage, feelings, plans about having kids, memories and question: "what would be if...?".

   From the one side, the story is easy, too easy - a young girl who loves a perfect guy, Maciek, a girl who is getting married, who has almost an ideal life. Yes, almost ideal, because here is the second, more worse side - we see her as a girl who is lonely and lost, because of lost child, a girl who is losing hopes for something else, something new in her marriage and finally because her husband doesn't want have any kids because he likes the life he has. And that's why she is losing herself for the other guy, Paweł, her friend from youthful years.

   But is her unfaithfulness give something more than only a short moment of being happy and loved, fear before unraveling the secret by her family and of course her husband, more than a feeling of loneliness in the marriage and in her flat? Will her husband's returns and apology give something more than only a few good days without rows and fights? Will he, Paweł, be so good and what the secret he hides before Eva? And finally what will be with her marriage? 

I won't tell you it, because it's always better to read it than hear from the other person. But I can tell you that in the end she will find her happiness but not with her husband [or better ex-husband] Maciek, and also not with her lover Paweł but with... Michał, her best friend, and with who she will have two cute kids.

Why you should read it:

   Good question. Because this story is about life, real life, about looking for happiness and love, about mistakes, sins, forgiving and finally about true love. Because this book is about the fact that we don't have to be perfect in everything but we should follow our dreams. And that we don't have to change for anybody even if we love this person. And finally this book shows that life isn't always so great as everyone think and that even after hard and bad times, happiness and good moments always come to us. And that we always have to believe in ourself, no matter what.

The best is that this book is also for women and for...men. And no matter what age you have - you can read it because the story in this book is without any borders.

Things to look out for:

   Emotions, emotions and one more time emotions. But also relations between people, their problems and... that true friendship is possible.

Where / when you should read this:

   This is not a long book, it has 224 pages, so I'm sure that you are able to read it in one evening or if you reading a bit more slowly, during the weekend. Where? Yes, this is a good question. I think that it would be really good if you had a little peace around yourselves to think about the story, about words inside the book.but you can read it everywhere and anytime, trust me.

Quote from the book:

This is not only a quote, but I think this is the best thing to describe the whole book and abour all problems inside.

With marriage it's like with the new job: how many you will negotiate at the beginning, so much you have. Then it's very hard to change conditions - both, the work and the life.

Ok, I think I already said enough to show you  how good this book is and I made that you will want to read it one day. I hope so.
Now I can promise you that soon I'll write about other book by Magdalena Witkiewicz, so beware.

↑ And before I forget, this is a cover of  this book, "Opowieść niewiernej".