I'd love to share with you the story behind my cover, as it's pretty special to me.

The elements of my design were inspired directly from the novel. The fountain in the background is Stalingrad, while the train tracks and fighter planes depict events from the novel.

Pictured are my great-grandparents. The original photo was black and white, but for the cover I used AI to colorize the image.

This treasured photo was taken in Belarus before their hometown of Minsk was torn apart by the war. Little did they know then what challenges would lie ahead.