The Blue Rider: A NOVEL

"The Blue Rider, based upon a true story, is a WWII family saga that follows Rachel, a young Jewish sculptor, on her journey of survival and self-discovery after the German army invades her home, Talsi,
Latvia, and she is forced to fl ee for her life on foot, with just the clothes on her back. Set in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Samarkand, and
Tashkent, this is a riveting adventure, told not only from Rachelâs viewpoint, but also that of her fi ancee, Michael, scion of Latviaâs most prominent legal family, her brother Stephen, who is forced to choose between certain death in Stalinâs Red Army or life as an enemy of the state marked for execution, and Rachelâs best friend,
Lily, who risks her life to help Rachel survive. Based on the eyewitness account of a woman who survived the war years on the run in Stalinist Russia without ever being caught, this is an unforgettable story of war, passion, and redemption."