Waltz with a Traitor by A.L. Sowards, New Release, Review, & Giveaway
Book Summary:
Sometimes the road to freedom is a six-thousand-mile-long railroad track. Sometimes the road to love is even longer.
The Former Russian Empire, 1918
Czech soldier Filip Sedlák never wanted to fight for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. So at the first opportunity, he defected to the Russians. Now he and others like him have formed the Czechoslovak Legion. Their goal: leave the chaos of Russia, sail to France, and help the Allies defeat the Central Powers, thereby toppling a hated empire and winning an independent Czechoslovakia.
With the fall of the tsar, Nadia Linskaya’s life is in ruins. Her family is dead, her lands are confiscated, and her aristocratic world is gone forever. But Nadia is determined to elude the Bolshevik agent who destroyed her family and find a way to survive in this changed world.
When Nadia takes refuge with the Czechoslovak Legion, the last thing she expects is an ally. But when Filip proposes a sham marriage to ensure her safe passage across Siberia, she takes it. Neither Filip nor Nadia expect real love, not when the legion has to take over the longest railroad in the world—and then hold it against Bolshevik counterattacks, partisan sabotage, Allied intrigue, and a set of brutal Siberian winters. At risk is the future of Czechoslovakia, the fate of Russia—and their hearts.
My Review:
I am sitting here trying to put into words how amazing this book is and everything seems so inadequate. Sowards tells a phenomenal historical fiction novel about the Czechoslovak Legion fighting during the Great War (WWI). The historical details are well researched and everything felt so authentic that I could feel the cold of the Russian and Siberian snow through the pages. Sowards masterfully shares Nadia’s journey of escape and survival. The reader is transported to another time and place where you feel like you are a part of this story. There are all of the emotions in this story. All of them. Be prepared for the good, the bad, and the ugly. My heart was broken at times and I had tears streaming down my face and there were moments of joy that I was smiling ear to ear.
This is a story of war and after reading it my heart is full of so much empathy for people who have to endure it. I felt like I learned so much about the fascinating work of the Czechokslovak Legion and the what they did on the rail line. Sowards brings that human element to this significant historical event that makes the reader be able to connect to it in a way that otherwise would not be possible. A Waltz Among Traitors is a masterpiece of historical fiction that fans of the genre should not miss. I received a copy of this book for free; all thoughts and opinions are my own.
Happy Reading!!!
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About the Author:
A. L. Sowards is the author of multiple historical fiction novels, with settings spanning the globe from the fourteenth to twentieth centuries. Her stories have earned multiple awards and nominations, including a Whitney Award and a Readers’ Favorite gold medal. Sowards grew up in Washington State, spent a few decades in Utah, and now resides in Alaska with her husband, three children, and ever-growing library. She enjoys hiking and swimming, usually manages to keep up with the laundry, and loves it when someone else cooks dinner.
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