Author: marinaosipova

In 1930s Russia, Lyuba fell in love with German pilot Günter — but then Günter vanished. Years later, Lyuba must grapple with the brutality of battle and the heartaches of her past as World War II rages on…

On October 1941, in a small village outside Moscow, Serafima bids farewell to Vitya, a Soviet officer going to the front. With only moments left together, she places a cross around her beloved’s neck and reluctantly releases him into a cruel world where nothing is certain, especially whether she will ever see him again.Days later, Germans invade her village and take over her tiny house. Serafima … Serafima and her mother must comply with orders, endure abuse, and stay put, or their village will be annihilated.As World War II intertwines Serafima’s and Vitya’s life with that of a young German…