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"Mesalliance" The paths of the Żywiec princess and the Roma violinist cross at a ball at the Czartoryskis'. Growing up in luxury, Maria Krystyna Habsburg falls in love with the world-renowned virtuoso Manouche Baval. However, everything separates the lovers: wealth, origin, prospects for the future... Soon war breaks out and the Habsburgs forget about the scandal. The princely family faces a difficult choice: to stand by Poland or to sign the Volksliste. A web of intrigue tightens around the Habsburgs, led by SS captain Peter Weghorst and the greedy Gestapo officer Alois Vorel. Each of them has their own hidden goal... Will the Habsburgs be able to stand up to the Nazis? Will they prove their fervent Polish patriotism despite their Austrian origin? Will they decide to risk their fortune and freedom to preserve their dignity? Against the backdrop of war, the drama of the oppressed people of the Żywiec region unfolds: the highlander Kundzia and her husband Janek, their friends from the dam on the Soła - Maryśka, Władek, as well as the local Roma, who help the mysterious Baval win his beloved. About the author Born in Gdynia, raised in Koszalin. Currently lives in Poznań - "half a highlander from by the sea". A lawyer by education, a traveler by passion and profession. He observes and describes people, worlds, times. He has a sentiment for mountains, beaches, wandering and history - both the real and the most fantastic. Repeatedly recognized for his short stories (Fantazja Zielonogórskie competition, International Crime Festival in Wrocław). Author of the debut duology NIEMRA. The first volume of the series entitled Matilde received a nomination for the title of book of the year 2025 in the Debut category in the lubimyczytać.pl poll and found itself among the finalists of the Crime Debut of the Year of the Kujawy and Pomerania Crime Constellation 2026. We invite you! Author's FB Author: Own elaboration