The Centauress

Bereaved biographer Alex Forbes goes to war-ravaged Croatia to research the life of celebrity artist Zenobia de Braganza and finds herself at the centre of a family conflict over a disputed inheritance. At the Kastela Visoko Alex uncovers a mutilated photograph stolen letters and a story of indeterminate gender passion and betrayal. But can she believe what she is being told? In order to discover the truth about Zenobia Alex travels to Istria Venice New York and London and in working through the narrative of Zenobias life Alex begins to make sense of her own and finds joy and love in a new relationship.