When their Ukrainian grandmother is lost on a trans-Atlantic flight, two sisters are swept into a quest across eastern Europe to find the woman who had always told more tales than truths.
From Poland to Slovakia to Hungary and beyond, Larissa and Ira navigate the steps of Ukrainian folk dance, the cliff-side paths of Slovak Paradise National Park, and the stark realities of war, emigration, folktales, and feminism, all for the sake of chasing who they’re starting to believe is a true Baba Yaga. Understanding their family’s roots has never been more clear.
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Author’s Note: When I signed my publishing deal, I never imagined that my dual-timeline story, with chapters shifting between the present day and 1941 Ukraine (just outside of Lviv) would be so timely. But roughly eighty years ago, Ukraine was in the midst of a different fight for independence, an invasion by foreign forces, a mass exodus of the country when so many women saw their homes destroyed and fled to save their families while so many fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons stayed to fight against all odds. The parallels are heart-breakingly deep. Ukrainian stories are hardly the only stories the world should be paying attention to right now, but this is one I’m honored to share.
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