Sergei Kourdakov, a former KGB agent and Soviet naval intelligence officer, defected from the USSR at the age of twenty. A year later we met at my Federal Government office in Washington DC. We were watched and followed. “Even you could be spy,” Sergei whispered. My book, A Rose for Sergei, is the true story of our time together.

Monday, November 7, 2016

The Persecutor and A Rose for Sergei | Companion Books


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.

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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.




2 comments:

  1. 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! :)

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    1. Emily, 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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