Wounds

What lies where the darkness began? The sequel to the bestseller, Crows.

Bára has disappeared, but her family remains. The trouble-free Katka, who until now seemed firmly settled in her role as the golden child, finds herself alone with her parents. The floodlights of her mother's attention illuminate her every move with a new, even more intense light. Under the pressure of events, it is no longer so simple to be “mummy’s good little girl”. She is searching for a way out of her suffering—in memories, in drawing, in fleeting encounters with Frodo. In art class, the outlines of a world in which she could be an ordinary child flash before her. Can Katka’s family change? Can the adults around her help?

This sequel to Crows brings no comfort. It cuts straight to the quick. It opens up the wounds to show the true form of a veiled reality. Petra Dvořáková once again examines the evil that lurks behind the doors of seemingly safe homes. She analyses the powerlessness of a child and envelops the reader in the warmth of crows’ feathers.

The book was first published in Poland, where it became a bestseller shortly after its release.

A companion publication, Perhaps There's a Crow Flying About, was also created for the book.

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When considering the Polish success of her books, it is important to mention the author's style—she writes in a very accessible, simple language, and at the same time has a distinctive narrative talent. She tells universal stories about relationships, the search for acceptance, growing up and trauma.
— Anna Maślanka on the book Wounds, Dziennik Literacki

Since Crows was published, I have come to understand how easily we fall for the illusion that a child who is preferred by their parents is doing well. That is why this sequel was written—to tell the story of the suffering of “golden children” who are never allowed to fail. And of parents who never change.
— Petra Dvořáková, author