{"product_id":"the-memory-keeper-of-kyiv","title":"The Memory Keeper Of Kyiv","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgba(36, 33, 30, 1)\"\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\"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.\" \u003cstrong\u003eKate Quinn, author of\u003cem\u003e The Rose Code\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgba(36, 33, 30, 1)\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResistance 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventy years later, a young widow discovers her grandmother''s journal, one that will reveal the long-buried secrets of her family''s haunted past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMay we never forget, lest history repeat itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgba(36, 33, 30, 1)\"\u003eA share of proceeds will be donated to DEC''s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgba(36, 33, 30, 1)\"\u003e\"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.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgba(36, 33, 30, 1)\"\u003ePaulette Kennedy, author of \u003cem\u003eParting the Veil\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgba(36, 33, 30, 1)\"\u003e\"Breathtaking. Devastating. Erin Litteken''s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgba(36, 33, 30, 1)\"\u003eThe Memory Keeper of Kyiv\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgba(36, 33, 30, 1)\"\u003e chronicles a defining but forgotten moment of Ukrainian history.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgba(36, 33, 30, 1)\"\u003eAmanda McCrina, \u003cem\u003eThe Silent Unseen. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312855982462,"sku":"NW9781804157640","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781804157640.jpg?v=1778510266","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/the-memory-keeper-of-kyiv","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}