In June 1941 Stalin started deporting people considered to be anti-Soviet from the Baltic states the Soviets occupied.
This is the story of Lina and her family who
were among those deported. Lina is a budding young artist. At 15 she has
been accepted into a prestigious art program but her family is rounded
up and deported before she can go. They spend time in horrific
conditions including a camp in the arctic circle. Using her drawings and
passing them along she tries to contact her father and let him know
where her, her mother and her brother are.
I can’t say enough about how amazing this
novel was even as it broke my heart. But here are some of the author’s
words about the Baltic people “These three tiny nations have taught us
that love is the most powerful army. Whether love of friend, love of
country, love of god or even love of enemy- love revels to us the truly
miraculous nature of the human spirit.”
(read May 2012)
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