Daughters of Victory

Daughters of Victory is a brilliant novel spanning the Russian Revolution to the Nazi occupation of the Soviet Union, following two unforgettable women whose fates are intertwined by family ties and interrupted by the tragedy of war.

Russia 1917: Beautiful, educated Svetlana Petrova defied her stifling aristocratic family to join a revolution promising freedom. Now released after years of imprisonment, she discovers her socialist party vying for power against the dictatorial Bolsheviks. Her beloved uncle, a champion of her cause, was murdered by a mysterious assassin named Orlova—whose signature is blinding her victims before she kills them. Svetlana resolves to avenge his death by destroying this vicious opponent, even as she longs to reunite with the daughter she has not seen in years.

USSR 1941: Now living in obscurity in a remote village, Svetlana opens her home to Mila Rozovskaya, the eighteen-year-old granddaughter from Leningrad she has never met. She hopes to protect Mila from the oncoming Nazi invasion, but when the enemy occupies the village, Svetlana sees the young woman fall under the spell of the resistance—echoing her once-passionate idealism. As Mila takes up her fight, dangerous secrets and old enemies soon threaten all Svetlana holds dear. To protect her family, she must confront her long-buried past; if the truth emerges, it has the power to save or shatter them—a risk Svetlana has no choice but to take.

Perfect for readers of Kate Quinn, Pam Jenoff, and Elena Gerokhova.