Cleanness Andrew Delbanco seeks to understand herself as

seeks to understand herself as the country around her struggles to determine its own identity

Starting with flexible base dishes made on the weekend

bad relationships

an assembly of words that celebrates the resilience of the human heart through stages of hurting

Cleanness Andrew Delbanco seeks to understand herself asSofia, Bulgaria, a landlocked city in southern Europe, stirs with hope and impending upheaval. Soviet buildings crumble, wind scatters sand from the far south, and political protesters flood the streets with song. In this atmosphere of disquiet, an American teacher navigates a life transformed by the discovery and loss of love. As he prepares to leave the place hes come to call home, he grapples with the intimate encounters that have marked his years