It’s late 1992 and happy-go-lucky James Craig pitches up at the shambolically run Star of Brno language school on the eve of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Enlisting the help of Ladka, a chatterbox student who shares his love of the absurd, he sets out on a journey to discover the Brno that the guide books never mention.
When a convenient arrangement becomes more than just convenient, James embarks on a tumultuous roller coaster ride that is frequently derailed by Hadrian, his dapper Scottish flatmate, a potty mouthed class of beginners and Grenville, his grammar obsessed nemesis with a penchant for building igloos.
After James discovers that Ladka has been holding back bombshell news throughout their relationship, she is forced to decide whether to break their bond or their pact, a decision that will determine not only her own, but also James’s future in Brno.
