Luminita Laflash

Broschiertes Buch

The House of Spark

Beschreibung

It's the 1950s in Romania, after the fall of the Romanian monarch, a time of terror for its citizens. Stalin's communist regime influenced the creation of the Securitate, a police agency used as an instrument of manipulation and control over the country and its economics, education, and even its very culture. Young Virginia is a university student whose life of tragedy--including her father's death and her brother succumbing to polio pre-vaccine days--has given her a strength beyond her years. For the first time since their deaths, she had started feeling a sense of fulfillment and inner peace much due to her chance meeting of Jenica, a young "bright and full of energy and passion" who has captivated her heart. But now, Jenica has vanished, and Virginia has enlisted their friends to gather information taking serious risks in doing so, causing them to jeopardize their safety with the Securitate and others through exposure and asking questions. When there is a report of a homicide, Virginia fears the worst, but attempts at surreptitiously getting identification or a police report are met with suspicious dead ends. It's too dangerous to get officials involved, and it's difficult to know who to trust--identifying who are members of the communist party or who would be sympathetic to her efforts. She is desperate to find out where Jenica is or what happened to him. And they will do whatever it takes to find out. An unexpected phone call reveal¿s information that once again turns Virginia's world upside down. But will it help her find Jenica?

Autor

After young adult author Luminita Laflash moved from Romania to the United States, it became important to her to tell her family's story in an effort for young readers to learn about her country. Inspired by people and events from her own family's background, Luminita's historical fiction novel, The House of Spark, is a story that takes place after the fall of the Romanian monarchy in 1947 and its transition to communism under Stalin fracturing the Romanian culture.Luminita believes a great book is one that the reader can't put down, keeping them engaged and wondering what's going to happen next. She hopes readers take away from her story that although life is not always easy, we are stronger together with the people who love us and that it leaves them with a feeling of courage long after the book is closed.Now living in Orange Park, Florida, when she isn't writing about important times in her culture and family's history, Luminita enjoys cooking, reading, playing chess and backgammon, traveling, and riding her tricycle. A hard worker with enormous determination, Luminita moved to the United States knowing very little about it. After raising three children, with fortitude and the help of kind people in her life, bringing this story to life is her American dream. The House of Spark is her debut novel, dedicated to her grandchild, who, at the age of six, underwent a successful heart transplant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Luminita Laflash
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 251g
• ISBN-13: 9780578254616
• ISBN-10: 0578254611
• Artikelnr.: 63690085