In her literary debut, Mariánthi Tentezáraki introduces us to Marísmi, a feisty grandmother from Katerini who changes day by day while the world around her remains dramatically the same.

With admirable sensitivity, expertly combining the tragic with the comic without resorting to easy sentimentality, M.T. speaks through her novella about a taboo issue in Greek prose, senile dementia. She explores the relationship between the patient and their loved ones, how their perception of the world transforms, the mood swings, and the dark and bright intermissions of their mind. She also addresses a generation that grew up during the Occupation, created during the "years of prosperity," and is gradually leaving the era of great crisis.

M.T.'s Marísmi is an active, fierce, and above all proud grandmother who will leave standing and on her own terms – with a steak in the oven!