The Archaeology of a Dream City

Born and raised in Australia Martha longs to return to Nadwodom in a country called Czawa where her parents and family grew up. As she stumbles upon the works of Marion Porter an Australian photographer who once photographed the countryside in Czawa Marthas own journey to her familys homeland begins to unfurl. There she meets her cousin Klara and the two discover an uncanny relationship in which each sees herself in the other. Born and raised in Nadwodom Klara helps Martha discover the multi-layered pattern that connects her present world and the history of a city that remains deep in the shadows of their familys memories. In moving across time and borders Martha gradually recognizes the source of her yearning and the connections between the dreams and images that haunt her.Monica Raszewskis The Archaeology of a Dream City is a novel that explores the importance of remembering our histories and uncovering what has been lost. It is a story of the need to create and a story of love that can only be lived when the past has been excavated.Jane Browns poetic photographs accompany the authors evocative prose throughout the novel.Beguiling and compelling The Archaeology of a Dream City is all the more moving for the subtlety and tact of its beautifully decanted writing rare qualities that are sure in turn to haunt its readers. - Marion May Campbell fiction writer and poet