ch , ▁mother ▁of ▁an ▁infant , ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁march ▁from ▁Br no ▁to ▁P oh o ř el ice . ▁The ▁novel ▁was ▁awarded ▁by ▁Mag nes ia ▁Liter a ▁and ▁nominated ▁to ▁C ena ▁Ji ří ho ▁Or ten a . ▁ ▁Ž ít kov ské ▁bo h yn ě ▁( Host , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ),( in ▁English ▁The ▁God d esses ▁of ▁Ž ít k ová ) was ▁published ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁best ▁sold ▁fiction ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁( for ▁ 2 1 ▁weeks ▁was ▁book ▁listed ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 0 ▁best ▁sold ▁titles ). ▁The ▁paper back ▁edition ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁February , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁It ▁focus es ▁on ▁female ▁natural ▁he al ers ▁from ▁B í lé ▁Kar pat y ▁mountain ▁range ▁who ▁are ▁tradition ally ▁called ▁„ bo h yn ě “ ▁( god d esses ). ▁Tu č k ová ▁narr ates ▁their ▁complicated ▁history ▁because ▁per sec utions ▁by ▁the ▁in quisition ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁and ▁the ▁later ▁Pri ests ’ ▁In iti ative ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁were ▁finally ▁suppress ed ▁by ▁commun ist ▁government . ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁historical ▁study ; ▁it ▁manifest s ▁Tu č k ová ’ s ▁sympathy ▁with ▁god d esses ’ ▁activities . ▁The ▁best s eller ▁was ▁review ed