Sweet Darusya by Maria Matios translation and there are rumours of

and there are rumours of a Turkish spy hiding within their own camp

The story is intricate and evokes another world

This collection of photographs portrays a surreal reality: it is a document of a vanishing era

Catherine the Great took the momentous decision to summon the Quaker physician Thomas Dimsdale to St Petersburg to carry out a secret mission that would transform both their lives

Deceived in Irkutsk

Sweet Darusya by Maria Matios translation and there are rumours of'To my mind Maria Matios Sweet Darusya is the best contemporary Ukrainian novel written since Ukrainian Independence in 1991. It reveals a family saga that is much more dynamic than classical sagas and at the same time is much more touching and engaging. It is an emotional history of Ukraine with a very well researched and vivid historical background that gives the reader the opportunity to understand not only the characters and their drama, but the