![]() “Does the world know what’s happening in Romania? If they did. Romania is not a place I tend to think about when I think about communism (especially only a few decades ago!), but Septys has brought it to light and now I’ll never see the same again. Proof of the accuracy is in her notes in the back of the book. She’s able to take a point of history that we all know, and add more details than we ever imagined. (4 / 5) Ruta Sepetys is one of my favorite historical fiction writers. We can’t join together in solidarity because we never know whom we can trust or who might be an informer.” But what is the cost of freedom?Ĭheck Goodreads to see the book’s ratings. He eagerly joins the revolution to fight for change when the time arrives. He’s left with only two choices: betray everyone and everything he loves-or use his position to creatively undermine the most notoriously evil dictator in Eastern Europe.Ĭristian risks everything to unmask the truth behind the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren’t free to dream they are bound by rules and force.Īmidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu in a country governed by isolation and fear, Cristian is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer. ![]() Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. **As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. ![]()
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