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, February 18, 2019

Sergei Kourdakov: A Rose for Sergei: This Is No Ordinary Story!


One of my goals in writing a book about Sergei Kourdakov was to correct the misinformation about him.  On second thought, I’ll change that to, “my only goal.”  I was determined to write A Rose for Sergei, even though writing a book about anything was the furthest thing from my mind.  That’s why I was truly surprised when I received the following email:

“We are excited to announce that the book ‘A Rose for Sergei’ has won the Silver / 2nd Place award in the 2019 Feathered Quill Book Awards Program for the Best of Backlist* category! (*Not newly published.)

Comments from the Feathered Quill Book Awards Judges:

“Doing a simple search on Sergei Kourdakov produces plenty of information on his escape from the KGB, conversion to Christianity ... but the author, K. Kidd, knew him not only personally but romantically.  This is no ordinary story!”

“This is one of those stories that if it wasn’t true, it would make for great fiction.”

“Kudos ... for sharing the human side of one man who was determined, against incredible odds, to change for the better.”

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2 comments:

  1. Emily SinclairOctober 14, 2019 at 1:46 PM

    Hi Kolleen! I came back to check on your blog to see if you'd posted anything new and just wanted to encourage you to continue posting, even if you don't get any feedback. You will always have one faithful reader <3 Thank you for your continued work in promoting Sergei's story and have a wonderful and blessed day!

    -Emily (McConnell) Sinclair

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  2. Kolleen KiddNovember 8, 2019 at 9:44 AM

    Hi Emily, I always love hearing from you! Thank you for all your support. I'm still promoting Sergei's story via book talks and presentations.
    Congratulations to the new "Mrs." :)

    Best, Kolleen Kidd

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