Ch2 - Jelena thinks about love - while danger is fast approaching. |
In the heart of Zagreb, between Jelacic Square and the Main Railroad Terminal, there is a green belt of parks, made up of three squares: Zrinski, Strossmayer and King Tomislav Square.
The early mor...
Posted by Tammy on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:44:00 PST |
Ch 1 - Trouble brewing in Croatia |
It was noon. The July sun high on the horizon when the old worn-out train shuffled its way into this obscure but yet clearly reminiscent of its Austro-Hungarian past railway station in eastern Slavoni...
Posted by Tammy on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:47:00 PST |
The first 7 chapters of my novel are posted on Blogspot! |
You can read the first seven chapters of "Under the Oak Tree" on my Blogspot
I would love to hear your comments/suggestions! ...
Posted by Tammy on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:04:00 PST |
Ch 3 - Ratko and Jelena have a drink |
It was a almost eleven, and the sun lighted up to a scarlet glow the reddish jacket Jelena wore, and painted a soft luster on her greatly enhanced long blond hair of which she caught sight in the cros...
Posted by Tammy on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:35:00 PST |
Ch 4 - The killings |
A spring shower had dampened Jelena's widowed mother Ana's mood as she faced the mirror contemplating some new wrinkles on her face. She knew that she had aged better than most and that for a woman ne...
Posted by Tammy on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:33:00 PST |
Ch 5 - Something unexpected at the cafe |
In the late afternoon, the cafes on Jelacic square were teaming with animated humanity and no empty tables in sight. It was as if the thousand-year old dream had suddenly taken hold of everyone ...
Posted by Tammy on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:30:00 PST |
Chapter 7 - Invitation refused |
Mirijana, this figure in the clear twilight produced in Jelena two distinct gasps of emotion, the shock and awe as if she had seen a ghost.
The shock was a violent perception of her mistake: the man w...
Posted by Tammy on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 06:26:00 PST |
Chapter 6 - Ratko at the sleazy bar |
Boredom had enveloped him like a heavy blanket as he stepped inside the delapidated provincial bar. What Ratko saw was menacing looking men in semi-paramilitary attire exhaling long streams of lung bu...
Posted by Tammy on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 05:45:00 PST |
Chapter 2 - Jelena starts her day |
In the heart of Zagreb, between Jelacic Square and the Main Railroad Terminal, there is a green belt of parks, made up of three squares: Zrinski, Strossmayer and King Tomislav Square. Overlooking the ...
Posted by Tammy on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 04:54:00 PST |
