Sweet and mystical with wisdom – for those who believe in love, mystery, and the quiet power of faith!
Dreams matter.
Especially when they foretell events completely beyond human control.
Josip knows this.
The silence of the Kotromanić Palace is broken only by the good-natured yet spirited exchanges between father Branimir and his son Zvonimir, unfolding under the cover of an important June night in Sarajevo.
It is a departure from the solemn, somewhat restrained atmosphere that will dominate the event in a few days—an event that will be interrupted by the shot that changed the world.
The opening chapters place us at the very heart of those June days in 1914, as Zvonimir Josip Stjepan Krsto Anton Maria Kotromanić rushes through the cobblestone streets of Sarajevo, while Dora Zlatar glances at the clock, waiting for the moment she can leave her home.
The two of them—Dora, the daughter of a craftsman, and Zvonimir Josip Stjepan Krsto Anton Maria, descendant of a renowned noble lineage—carry us on an unforgettable journey.
From the modest Bosnian Kingdom and the proud Republic of Dubrovnik, through the Ottoman conquests, to captivating Sarajevo, the mysterious and rocky Olovo, Kraljeva Sutjeska, wartime Vienna, and splendid Zagreb, the narrative unfolds as a rich story of love, divine presence, heroism, honor, loss, perseverance, kindness, courage—and royal treasure.
The painting that exists first in people’s imagination travels from a humble watchmaker’s workshop, through noble administrative courts, imperial palaces, Franciscan monasteries, and hidden chambers of treasure.
Habsburg. Kotromanić. Zlatar.
Powerful surnames tied to present-day events on a European and global scale, calling for a wisdom rooted in history and properly ordered priorities.
An inspiring story about a painting that connects past and present, a skilled horseman fighting for the mantle, and a clock that tells its own story.
A historical novel about the search for the miraculous painting of Our Lady of Olovo.
A painting. A horseman. A clock.
You’re going to love it.
The painting radiated an authority of its own—quiet, unobtrusive, and mysterious.
“Where your treasure is, there your heart shall be,” Antun answered calmly.
And while the world knew him as Zvonimir the Noble Kotromanić, she called him Josip the Guardian.
(Only Croatian version available)
Publisher: Naklada Bošković
The English translation was co-financed by
roselharper.com 