The Second Bell

To the world you are an abomination; a monster with unholy abilities. Youre shunned and left to fend for yourself. Your only chance of survival is to tap into that dark potential - would you do it?\r\n\r\nIn an isolated mountain community, sometimes a child is born with two hearts. Such a child - a striga - is considered a dangerous demon, which must be abandoned on the edge of the forest to protect the community. The only choice the childs mother can make is whether to leave her home with her infant, or stay behind and try to forget.\r\n\r\nMiriat made her choice. She and her nineteen-year-old striga daughter, Salka, now live a life of deprivation and hardship in a remote village, where to follow the impulses of the other heart is forbidden.\r\n\r\nBut Salka is headstrong and young, and when threatened with losing everything, she is forced to explore the depths of her true nature, testing the bonds between mother and child.\r\n\r\nFile Under: Fantasy [ Breaking Taboos | Hidden Shadows | Hungry Like the Wolf | Slavic Story ]