Robika the Adventurous Hungarian

<p>Robika begins as a child opera star in Budapest at the age of eleven.  He is a commoner and has a secret love affair with a ballerina the daughter of an aristocrat.  Their relationship is forbidden but in spite of it their relationship becomes steamy and continues for 5 years.  When Hitler’s army closes in on Hungary the Opera house closes and he is drafted into the Hungarian army while his ballerina escapes to Sweden.<br /><br />WWII ends and Robika goes to work for the American Embassy and Is trained to become a secret spy. Within a few years he is drafted into the Russian Communist Army.  Four years later he is arrested as an enemy spy.  He is tortured for a year and is given a death sentence. The day of his execution he is given amnesty and serves six more years as a political prisoner.<br /><br />At the time of the Hungarian Uprising the Soviets offer to release Robika providing he becomes a secret spy for the Russians.  He accepts their offer and becomes a double agent only to give the Soviets useless information because his heart lies with the Americans.<br /><br />In due time Robika cleverly devises a plan and successfully convinces both sides to help him escape the country without either side’s awareness.  At long last he kisses the ground when he reaches the Austrian border.<br /><br /><br /> “Louise Andrea Dube’s Robika is a grand adventure definitely worth reading.”  —ReadersMagnet Reviews—<br /><br />««««« 5 out of 5 star rating</p>