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Erin Litteken

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Erin Litteken is an international bestselling author of historical fiction. Her debut, THE MEMORY KEEPER OF KYIV, has been translated into eighteen languages and was the 2022 winner of the She Reads Best Historical Fiction Award and the 2023 Women's Fiction Writers Association Star Award. With a degree in history and a passion for research, Erin draws inspiration from her family roots, and in particular, her great-grandmother’s stories about life in Ukraine before, after, and during WWII. She lives outside of St. Louis with her husband and two children. For more information about Erin and her books, visit www.erinlitteken.com ...more

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Average rating: 4.44 · 23,847 ratings · 2,199 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Memory Keeper of Kyiv 4.43 avg rating — 20,360 ratings — published 2022 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Daughters of Ukraine 4.47 avg rating — 3,478 ratings — published 2023 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Memory Keeper of Kyiv / The Keeper of Stories by Erin Litteken (Goodreads Author), Sally Page 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“How did I not know about this?”
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“That’s what being a mother was—ripping out a piece of your heart and giving it to your child.”
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“Things will get worse before they get better, but you are strong. Just make it through today and hope that tomorrow will be better.”
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