Zoya's Gift: Building a Bridge to a Global Family a Memoir

Still recovering from the heartbreak of infertility, memoirist Gail McCormick and her husband volunteer to host two...
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Zoya's Gift: Building a Bridge to a Global Family a Memoir by McCormick, Gail

Zoya's Gift: Building a Bridge to a Global Family a Memoir

$40.65

Zoya's Gift: Building a Bridge to a Global Family a Memoir

$40.65
Author: Gail McCormick
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Still recovering from the heartbreak of infertility, memoirist Gail McCormick and her husband volunteer to host two Children of Chernobyl for a summer reprieve from radiation exposure. Fate pairs the Seattle couple with eight-year-old Ukrainian twin sisters from Belarus--and rekindles Gail's childhood dream to build a bridge of peace between the US and the former Soviet Union.

Over four summers of mayhem and magic with the twins, a deep relationship takes root. When the girls age out of the program that brought them to Seattle, Gail confronts her Cold War fears and travels with her husband to reunite with them in Ukraine and Belarus. On this soul-making trip to a land of unspeakable loss, she celebrates life in the homes of an accordion-playing Chernobyl hero and a barefooted babushka who distills her own vodka, and--behind the remnants of the Iron Curtain--finds her place as an honorary mother and babushka in a four-generation family of former Soviets. Poignant and culturally rich, her narrative transports readers to storied cities, villages, and dachas from Kyiv to Minsk.

Written with reverence, insight, humor, and hope, Zoya's Gift illuminates the complexities, joys, and importance of reaching across political, class, and cultural divides.

Author: Gail McCormick
Publisher: She Writes Press
Published: 06/11/2024
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781647426828


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2024

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