{"product_id":"the-mushroom-gatherer-hardcover","title":"The Mushroom Gatherer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eViktorie Hanisová\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVéronique Firkusny\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a forest where every step is familiar, Sára searches for mushrooms--but what she unearths instead are the long-buried truths of her own life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nestled deep in the Bohemian Forest, Sára's world is quiet and bound to the rhythms of nature. She has wandered the same wooded trails for seven years, filling her basket with mushrooms, her pockets with memories, and her thoughts with the past she cannot quite escape. The solitude suits her--until the death of her mother forces her to confront the tangled roots of family and the wounds that never fully healed. As Sára meticulously sorts through chanterelles and boletes, she also sorts through childhood recollections and the uneasy inheritance of trauma. The forest offers refuge, but it also holds secrets, and as the seasons shift, so does Sára's understanding of herself and the complicated bonds that tether her to the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With melodic prose and an acute sensitivity to how landscapes shape lives, Viktorie Hanisová crafts a novel of quiet intensity and deep introspection. \u003ci\u003eThe Mushroom Gatherer\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting meditation on loss and the delicate balance between isolation and connection, perfect for readers drawn to atmospheric fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eViktorie Hanisová\u003c\/b\u003e explores themes of trauma, motherhood, and societal issues in her acclaimed works. Her novels \u003ci\u003eAnezka\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mushroom Gatherer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReconstruction \u003c\/i\u003eform a loose trilogy on trauma and family dynamics. A graduate of Charles University, Prague, Hanisová also writes short stories and works as a translator and language teacher. \u003cb\u003eVéronique Firkusny\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator and executive director of the Avery Fisher Artist Program at Lincoln Center. She coaches opera singers in Czech diction in New York City and her notable translations include Kateřina Tučková's \u003ci\u003eGerta \u003c\/i\u003eand Daniela Hodrová's trilogy \u003ci\u003eCity of Torment\u003c\/i\u003e (with Elena Sokol).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111166034059,"sku":"9781803095691","price":39.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/jfYdGLTpVR9781803095691.webp?v=1780296327","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-mushroom-gatherer-hardcover","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}