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- Location(s): Ukraine
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Bayan, the title, is Russian for the accordion, since the story is based on a hauntingly beautiful narration of the transition of life from the Soviet through the post-Soviet era in Ukraine. The main character, Ivan Nikolaevich, is a...
- Location(s): Ukraine
- Genre(s): Fiction, In Translation
- Era(s): present day
Little Starhorodivka, a village of three streets, lies in Ukraine’s Grey Zone, the no-man’s-land between loyalist and separatist forces. Thanks to the lukewarm war of sporadic violence and constant propaganda that has been dragging on for years, only two...
- Location(s): Lviv
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
A hugely entertaining romp through the beautiful city of Lviv, by the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees, now reporting widely on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, his home country. Strange things are afoot in the...
- Location(s): Kyiv
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1973 - 2016
A Ukrainian rebel. Three generations of women bearing the consequences. A journey that changes everything. When Ivanna opens the door to uniformed officers, her tranquil life is torn to pieces – leaving behind a broken woman who must learn...
The Child Of Ukraine (formerly published as “Motherland”)
- Location(s): Ukraine, Austria, Germany, United States (USA)
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1941 - Present Day
Ukraine, 1940. She cups her daughter’s face with her trembling hands, imprinting it on her mind. ‘I love you. Be brave,’ she whispers through her tears, her heart breaking into a thousand pieces. Sending her child away is the...
- Location(s): Kyiv
- Genre(s): Historical, Crime, Mystery
Kyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may ignite into open rebellion. When Samson Kolechko’s father is murdered, his last act...
- Location(s): Pripyat/Chernobyl
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Baba Dunja is a Chernobyl returnee. Together with a motley bunch of former neighbours, they set off to create a new life for themselves in the radioactive no-man’s land. Geiger counter and irradiated forest fruits be damned, there in...
- Location(s): Pripyat/Chernobyl
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): 1986 / present day
On 26th April 1986, reactor four exploded at the factory in Pripyat, Chernobyl. At the same time teenager Afia Bello vanished from her home without a trace. The damage from the nuclear fallout is examined over the following weeks,...
- Location(s): Odesa
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Ex-CIA man Max Rushmore travels to a still-peaceful Odesa on routine assignment. But things veer off course when the severed hand of the local governor shows up in a vat of sunflower oil. Max stumbles across a solitary toe,...
- Location(s): Kyiv
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Early 1990s
An exhilarating, darkly atmospheric debut novel set in Kiev. ‘An unforgettable story. The claustrophobia is palpable, and the characters are utterly convincing in this beautifully observed novel. Outstanding.’ —Claire Fuller ‘Something terrible is happening here. Something terrible has already...
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