Sixty-something Janina Duszejko lives outside a small Polish town near the Czech border. She is a quirky amateur astrologer and a fanatical animal rights proponent, constantly battling with the local hunters and writing unacknowledged letters to the local authorities. She is also mourning the loss of her two dogs which she calls her "little girls." After one of her neighbors dies from choking on a sliver of deer bone, Janina is convinced the animals are taking their revenge on people for hunting. Soon there are other mysterious deaths, including that of the local priest. The deaths differ in method but all have connections to hunting. This is an unusual story full of unusual characters, the most unusual being Janina herself. The author is a Booker and Nobel Prize winner and this novel is like nothing I've ever read before. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Beata Pozniak. The heavily accented narration was occasionally hard to understand but it suited the story well.
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