I love it when I hear from readers. I’ve found from reader responses that A Rose for Sergei appeals to people of
all ages—teens included. Part of my
book’s attraction is because the story “reads like fiction,” and doesn’t fall
into one category. A Rose for Sergei is a mix of several genres: Memoir, Romance, Mystery,
and Cold War Thriller.
Several readers were excited when they discovered
that the “Sergei” in my book is the very same person they know and loved from
another book. That real person is Sergei
Kourdakov, a Soviet KGB defector, who told his fascinating story in his
autobiography, The Persecutor. My story picks up on the latter part of
his life when it touched mine.
I wholeheartedly agree with my followers. Our true stories, The Persecutor and A Rose for
Sergei, make great companion books.
* * *
Thank you SD for your wonderful “Five Star” review
on Amazon!
I am honored by your kind
words.
ENGAGING MEMOIR
“I stumbled upon this ebook and before I
finished the introduction, realized I had read its companion, The Persecutor,
over 30 years ago. I was so happy to
discover more information on the fascinating life of Sergei. A Rose for Sergei proved an engaging book and
I applaud the author for sharing her tale. This, along with The Persecutor, is a must
read for students of the cold war or any with an interest in that era or 20th
century Russia. In addition, it's a
touching love story. Thank you, K. Kidd.
I highly recommend this memoir. Like Sergei's autobiography, it may stay with
the reader for 30 plus years!”
—SD
Both books available online from Amazon.
Surprisingly, even though I own your book, "The Persecutor" is not on my stuffed shelf. It's on my list to get, I remember when I read it last year and I couldn't put it down. What a nice review! :)
ReplyDeleteEmily, thank you for your comment! It was a nice review. :) There are still a lot of copies of The Persecutor available online from Amazon. For those looking for a hardback/paperback copy, please note that The Persecutor, Forgive Me Natasha and Sergei are all the same book, just published under different titles. For anyone wanting to read a free online version of The Persecutor, I have posted the link to that at the bottom of my blog page.
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