Overview
Anna stopped counting the times she fell. Now she would take a stand... Anna Onisko has grown up under the shadow of her tyrannical stepfather. Now in her teens she is determined to escape him and fulfill her dream of becoming a teacher. But this is Uzhhorod, Czechoslovakia, the year is 1938 and the Hungarian occupation is about to tear Anna's life apart. Through wartime dangers and family betrayal, Anna has to find the strength to make impossible choices and protect those she loves even if it means sacrificing everything she cares about. Based on the true story of a woman of courage.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert Bordas
Publisher: Robert Bordas
Imprint: Robert Bordas
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.472kg
ISBN: 9788090867512
ISBN 10: 8090867510
Pages: 372
Publication Date: 16 August 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
I loved this novel! The story told by the author was inspired by a true story. It was built, I think, from accounts and diaries. We follow the story of a young woman living in Czechoslovakia on the eve of and during WWII. We see the hero grow up and facing all the hardships that the world is sending to her, especially in this charged context of civilian unrest, world war and territory dispute. Obviously, the novel was extremely well-written and well-documented. I couldn't breathe through some of the worst moments lived by Anna. But this is not what I liked the most. What I really enjoyed in this history novel is the brand new perspective it offered me on the conflict. When I picked it up, I dreaded another WWII novel . But the war was in the background really. Here and never far. I loved discovering how people far from the front were impacted by it in their daily lives. The simple lives of people living in the countryside having to build life from echoes. There was something deep and real in this novel. This was what made this novel beautiful to me. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Chandaly, Goodreads and Amazon reviewer - 5 stars -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bordas' novel is based on a real life story. Family history of a simple woman. Which is much more humane and truer than stories about military leaders, battles, economic or political movements. This novel is about a simple person in difficult life circumstances. Late 30s - early 40s. Second World War. Czechoslovakia, Carpathian Ukraine, Hungary, Soviet Union. Rusins, Slovaks, Magyars, Jews, Romanians, Germans... A cruel stepfather, an authoritarian mother, an imposed husband, a baby daughter. Everyone has their own truth. Everyone has their own interest. And above all this is a big dream. To which the heroine goes, no matter what. Yurii Chekan, Goodreads reviewer - 5 stars ---------------------------------------------------------- Beautiful book! Story of a young girl building her own family in times when history was rewritten and borders were changing. Heartbreaking. Enjoyed every page. Bor, Goodreads reviewer - 5 stars
Author Information
An early retirement from a satisfying business career has recently allowed Robert Bordas to devote himself only to writing, his dream of his younger years. He is interested in history, languages, self-identity, genealogy, and more. If not writing, he is reading on his Kindle, learning another language, traveling, enjoying outdoors or giving invaluable advice to his family.
