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InterFEARence: A Novel About Life, Love and Stalin
In this emotional and gripping thriller, L.H. Ostrovsky intricately weaves fact and fiction -past and present - to tell the tale of life in Kiev during Stalin’s infamous purges in the late 1930’s.
With Stalin’s plan to control and industrialize the Ukraine, 1930’s Kiev is fraught with hunger and lawlessness, where treacherous neighbors, colleagues and political rivals abound - denouncing innocents to the secret police. Sergey, a brutal NKVD assassin, prowls the streets for victims and plots revenge on those who betrayed him. Vladimir, an idealistic Party officer with a weakness for beautiful women, leverages his position to advance into Stalin’s inner circle.
Oblivious to the impending frenzy of fear, Maria Golubev grows into womanhood alongside her best friend Leah Kaminsky. As they follow their dreams and passions, a chain of events unfolds, thrusting the two women into a whirlwind of intrigue and murder during the darkest period of Soviet history.
Sixty years later, Liz pieces together the fragments of her grandmother Maria’s life, discovering a secret so astonishing, it will change her forever.
Brimming with intriguing characters, InterFEARence is a fast-paced story of struggle, hope and determination that will keep you riveted and guessing until the very last sentence.
With Stalin’s plan to control and industrialize the Ukraine, 1930’s Kiev is fraught with hunger and lawlessness, where treacherous neighbors, colleagues and political rivals abound - denouncing innocents to the secret police. Sergey, a brutal NKVD assassin, prowls the streets for victims and plots revenge on those who betrayed him. Vladimir, an idealistic Party officer with a weakness for beautiful women, leverages his position to advance into Stalin’s inner circle.
Oblivious to the impending frenzy of fear, Maria Golubev grows into womanhood alongside her best friend Leah Kaminsky. As they follow their dreams and passions, a chain of events unfolds, thrusting the two women into a whirlwind of intrigue and murder during the darkest period of Soviet history.
Sixty years later, Liz pieces together the fragments of her grandmother Maria’s life, discovering a secret so astonishing, it will change her forever.
Brimming with intriguing characters, InterFEARence is a fast-paced story of struggle, hope and determination that will keep you riveted and guessing until the very last sentence.
273 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 16, 2014
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L.H. Ostrovsky
2 books3 followersBorn in Kiev, Ukraine, L.H. Ostrovksy immigrated to Canada when she was six years old. She holds a B.A. in Economics from York University and an MBA in Marketing from the Schulich School of Business.
Ostrovksy lives in Miami, Florida with her husband and three children.
Ostrovksy lives in Miami, Florida with her husband and three children.
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June 27, 2014
This book which mostly takes place in Russia's Stalin era not only vividly describes the fear created by the loss of any continuity or certainty in people's everyday lives but also takes us into the intimate lives and intrigues of the apparatchik. I read this book breathlessly because of the excellent plot as well as the fluid language in which it was written. Although recounting the Stalin days the subject never felt old or irrelevant but was as fresh as though it was happening now. I would recommend this book not only to history buffs but to any reader who enjoys intriguing characters in an action-packed page turner.
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