Thom Kołton

Before Christianity reached the Carpathians, the people of the remote mountain village of Osturna believed that unseen gods walked beside them. When famine grips the village, an act born of desperation sets in motion events that will forever change the lives of its people. Drawing on the rarely explored world of Slavic mythology, Carpathian folklore, and the customs and oral traditions of the Rusyn people, The Golden Apple blends myth, drama, and gentle humor into a captivating tale of faith, hope, and sacrifice.
Evoking the cultural heritage of the Carpathian highlands, it invites readers into a forgotten world where myth and village life are inseparable, and where the oldest stories still have the power to shape human destiny.