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What if you were forced to choose between the only thing you've ever wanted and a promise you cannot break? INSPIRED BY A GRIPPING TRUE STORY. A Ukrainian boy becomes a man after enduring years of genocide, brutal Nazi forced labor, Allied bombings, and Stalin's enslavement cutting trees in the Ural Mountains. Post-WWII 'filtration camps' in Russia were extreme, and often fatal. To escape the Soviet MVD secret police in 1946, he races across Russia leaping from trains and bridges, and hiding in barns and bombed-out houses. He falls in love in the most unexpected way and is forced to make a heartbreaking lifesaving decision. By the way, she's brilliant, and is exactly who Kostya needs at just the right time. He uses everything he's ever learned in years of captivity, and cleverly delays capture in freight trains, sinking boats, and postal trucks until he faces yet another life-threatening critical test. But even extraordinary courage, and incredible grit and wit cannot evade the commanding and experienced MVD general. You've got to see what happens in the dramatic climax. KOSTYA is an epic story about love, war, endurance, and integrity. GET your copy today! You won't be able to put it down.

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If you are looking for a historical novel flavored with drama, thrills, gritty realism, and suspense, KOSTYA is a must-read. Here, Zimmerman weaves a compelling, visceral tale of survival, resilience, love, sheer luck, fate, and sacrifices. The raw, dynamic prose transported me back to the 1930s-40s Europe, giving me a glimpse of the harsh circumstances Ukrainians faced under Stalin's rule and World War II. The vivid imagery captured the setting and mood with cinematic precision. As I followed the events from the famine to Mariupol's invasion, and Kostya's stints in the German and Russian labor camps, I got a clear image of the suffering that innocent casualties of the war were exposed to. I must applaud Zimmerman for delivering this heart-stopping and incredible story in such an intriguing way. It would make a great historical movie. I will definitely read this story again. I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment. Keith Mbuya, Readers' Favorite

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