They say the past is another country but for\nAustralian-born Lily the past is another language: Hungarian, the language of her migrant family, the language of secrets ⦠\n\nBut Lilyâs family secrets hold the key to her fatherâs death from a mysterious illness she may have inherited. Just when any\nconversation becomes interesting, it trails off into Hungarian - a language Lily was never taught. If thereâs one thing that Lilyâs mother and grandmother agree on, itâs that Hungarian\nis impossible to learn.\n\nA chance encounter with Eva, the familyâs nemesis, leads to illicit Hungarian lessons in Evaâs coffee shop. Between mouthfuls of black forest cake and Hungarian poetry, Lily learns more than she signed up for. Developing\nfeelings for Nixon, the Hungarian but non-Jewish waiter, is a complication she doesnât need.\n\nCan Lily keep her meetings with Eva and relationship with Nixon a secret long enough to unlock the past and possibly save her own life?
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