Alena Mornštajnová (1963, Valašské Meziříčí) is currently the most read and translated author whose novels, the most famous of which are Hana , The Silent Years and Little Hotel , have sold more than half a million copies in the Czech Republic alone. She is the winner of several literary awards, among which the "Czech book" and "Databáze knih" for the book of the year stand out. The forest in the house is her latest novel that shook the reading public and opened up many questions.