The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken Paperback Book 9781804157640

Perfect for fans ofampnbspThe Tattooist of AuschwitzampnbspandampnbspThe Beekeeper of AleppoquotA powerfully moving debut Ukraines tragic history painfully echoes its current crisis and on every page the Ukrainian spirit shines out unbowed unbent and unbroken This is a compelling timely readquotampnbspKate Quinn author ofampnbspThe Rose CodeIn the 1930s Stalins activists marched through the Soviet Union espousing the greatness of collective farming It was the first step in creating a manmade famine that in Ukraine stole almost 4 million lives Inspired by the history the world forgot and the Russian government denies Erin Litteken reimagines their storyIn 1929 Katya is 16 years old surrounded by family and in love with the boy next door When Stalins activists arrive in her village its just a few a little pressure to join the collective But soon neighbors disappear those who speak out are never seen again and every new day is uncertainResistance has a price and as desperate hunger grips the countryside survival seems more a dream than a possibility But even in the darkest times love beckonsSeventy years later a young widow discovers her grandmothers journal one that will...