I noticed today that Amazon has the paperback
version of A Rose for Sergei listed for
only $7.99. I’m not sure how long that
price will be in effect, but I think that’s a pretty good deal for a paperback
book! While I was on their website I
also came across a new review for my book.
I am pleasantly surprised when readers express what I, as the author, am
not always able to convey. Thank you,
Cora, for a lovely review! Below is a
shortened version of her review for A
Rose for Sergei:
Love
Knows No Bounds
A
beautiful love story centered around two young people from vastly different
worlds in the early 70’s. What sets
their love story apart from all other? A
few reasons.
One: Both live a life so out of the norm for most.
You
have an ambitious independent young woman from D.C. who dives straight into
life after high school into a world most people would be in awe over as they
wonder, “Does that really happen outside of movies?” She is brave and dedicated and remarkable
throughout this story.
Then
you have a young man from Russia, who since a young age has seen more tragedy
and more of the world’s ugliest sides than any one person should. After being orphaned so young, life turns into
a mission of survival for this young man.
He later joins the KGB and was put in the duty of (among other things)
breaking up the secret meetings of Christians.
But his life takes a drastic change…and [he] defects from the Soviet
Union to America.
Two: The best part? This is a TRUE story, these are REAL people.
Two
people from different worlds get hurdled into each other’s lives through
fate? Chance? Though they could not be more different,
though the short journey they take together is full of mystery, danger, and
secrets, it is also full of wonder, life, and love.
And
all I am left with is wow. Yes, I really
enjoyed this story. Yes, I recommend this book to anyone looking for a real
life true love story with a bittersweet ending, but a moving lesson…love knows
no bounds. K. A. Kidd writes her story
beautifully, sucking you in to her world, telling you her story through her
eyes.
—Review by Cora
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