The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

<p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Perfect for fans of <em>The Tattooist of Auschwitz</em> and <em>The Beekeeper of Aleppo.</em></strong></p><h2>A powerfully moving debut . . . Ukraine's tragic history painfully echoes its current crisis and on every page the Ukrainian spirit shines out unbowed unbent and unbroken. This is a compelling timely read. <strong>Kate Quinn author of<em> The Rose Code</em></strong></h2><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)><em>In the 1930s Stalin's activists marched through the Soviet Union espousing the greatness of collective farming. It was the first step in creating a man-made famine that in Ukraine stole almost 4 million lives. Inspired by the history the world forgot and the Russian government denies Erin Litteken reimagines their story.</em></strong>In 1929 Katya is 16 years old surrounded by family and in love with the boy next door. When Stalin's activists arrive in her village it's just a few a little pressure to join the collective. But soon neighbors disappear those who speak out are never seen again and every new day is uncertain.</p><p>Resistance has a price and as desperate hunger grips the countryside survival seems more a dream than a possibility. But even in the darkest times love beckons.</p><p>Seventy years later a young widow discovers her grandmother's journal one that will reveal the long-buried secrets of her family's haunted past.</p><p><strong>This is a story of the resilience of the human spirit the love that sees us through our darkest hours and the true horror of what happened during the Holodomor.</strong></p><p><strong>I never imagined the release of my novel on a past oppression of the Ukrainian people would coincide with such a parallel tragedy. Erin Litteken</strong></p><p><br></p><h2><strong>May we never forget lest history repeat itself.</strong></h2><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>A share of proceeds will be donated to DEC's Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Emotionally riveting and honest . . . simultaneously shines an unflinching light on historical atrocities while it celebrates the resilience of the human spirit. You won't soon forget this stunning debut. </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Paulette Kennedy author of <em>Parting the Veil</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Breathtaking. Devastating. Erin Litteken's </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>The Memory Keeper of Kyiv</em><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)> chronicles a defining but forgotten moment of Ukrainian history. </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Amanda McCrina <em>The Silent Unseen. </em></strong></p>