Category: Historical Fiction
Language: EnglishKeywords: Coming of Age
Written by Lidija Hilje
Read by Imani Jade Powers
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged
Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
Release date: 07-08-25
Spanning twenty years and one life-altering summer in Croatia, Slanting Towards the Sea is at once an unforgettable love story and a powerful exploration of what it means to come of age in a country younger than oneself.
Ivona divorced the love of her life, Vlaho, a decade ago. They met as students at the turn of the millennium, when newly democratic Croatia was alive with hope and promise. But the challenges of living in a burgeoning country extinguished Ivonaâs dreams one after anotherâand a devastating secret forced her to set him free.
Now Vlaho is remarried and a proud father of two, while Ivonaâs life has taken a downward turn. In her thirties, she has returned to her childhood home to care for her ailing father. Bewildered by lifeâs disappointments, she finds solace in reconnecting with Vlaho and is welcomed into his family by his spirited wife, Marina. But when a new man enters Ivonaâs life, the carefully cultivated dynamic between the three is disrupted, forcing a reckoning for all involved.
Set against the mesmerizing Croatian coastline, Slanting Towards the Sea is a cinematic, emotionally searing debut about the fragile nature of potential and the transcendence of love.
Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
Release date: 07-08-25
Spanning twenty years and one life-altering summer in Croatia, Slanting Towards the Sea is at once an unforgettable love story and a powerful exploration of what it means to come of age in a country younger than oneself.
Ivona divorced the love of her life, Vlaho, a decade ago. They met as students at the turn of the millennium, when newly democratic Croatia was alive with hope and promise. But the challenges of living in a burgeoning country extinguished Ivonaâs dreams one after anotherâand a devastating secret forced her to set him free.
Now Vlaho is remarried and a proud father of two, while Ivonaâs life has taken a downward turn. In her thirties, she has returned to her childhood home to care for her ailing father. Bewildered by lifeâs disappointments, she finds solace in reconnecting with Vlaho and is welcomed into his family by his spirited wife, Marina. But when a new man enters Ivonaâs life, the carefully cultivated dynamic between the three is disrupted, forcing a reckoning for all involved.
Set against the mesmerizing Croatian coastline, Slanting Towards the Sea is a cinematic, emotionally searing debut about the fragile nature of potential and the transcendence of love.