Going to Zossen

NUMBER ONE AMAZON BESTSELLER “Gripping” – Kirkus Reviews Based on true accounts of children’s penal colonies that emerged during the 1990s post-Soviet chaos, Going to Zossen is a raw exploration of the bargains ordinary people make under oppressive systems – necessary reading for fans of Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These and Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys. The year is 1993. In a collapsing post-Soviet mining town, a former serviceman, Vasily Mikhailovich, accepts work as ... [Read More...]

And So It Was for Mary

If given a second chance at life, would you love differently? Would you mend broken relationships? Would you follow your dreams? Homeless and estranged from her family, Mary, a guitar savant with big dreams and little hope, is on the verge of letting her life slip away. Just before taking a fatal mix of alcohol and pills, the spirit of a guitar legend appears before her to offer her guidance and a glimmer of hope. Mary takes advantage of this second chance by getting clean through rehab, fallin... [Read More...]