Sasha: An Historical Novel (Paperback)

~ Lorin Saunders (Author)
Key Phrases: collective stables, New York, Mother Russia, History of the Twentieth Century (more...)

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Product Description

Sasha is a deep love story and a great tragedy. It is an historical novel that takes place in the early stages of Communist totalitarian rule in Russia, mostly between 1917 and 1933. The story centers around the life of a modestly-successful peasant farming family and how they lived through those tragic times. It speaks of a time when the Bolsheviks watered the land with the blood and tears of their countrymen and women. It was a time when it is said that, "The lakes filled and the rivers ran from the tears of the people." Sasha is a story that could be told of millions of people who lived out their lives during the Bolsheviks reign of terror.The reader will experience the importance of faith in the lives of people, and what happens when an unrestrained godless tyranny rules a country. The story clearly portrays the tragedy of restricting the innate propensity in humanity for achievement and reward, and how denying this vestige of purpose is one of the greatest travesties against the dignity of men and women that a nation can inflect upon its citizens. Sasha is also about the importance of friendships.It is a story of a period in history that a Russian historian, who lived through and participated in those tragic years, has said, "It is a sin to forget this, a great sin." Sasha remembers this period in a way the reader will never forget. It speaks a warning to the West, and to our own lives if we do not learn from the lessons of history.

About the Author

Lorin C Saunders is a businessman who retired from a wholesale art company He started in 1976. His company sells framed art in the United States and internationally.He is a student of Russian history and understands the tragic consequences of Communism in action. In his novel Sasha he exposes these tragedies in a way the reader will not soon forget.He enjoys traveling and has traveled extensively in the United States and many foreign countries, including Russia. He has been a pilot for over fifty years and has a commercial pilots license with an instrument and flight instructor rating.He and his wife, Cleo, have been married for fifty-one years and have seven children (two deceased) and nineteen grandchildren. His first book, Cosmic Whispers, written in free-verse-form, defends his reasons for believing that the Cosmos whispers design and purpose in the universe.

Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (January 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1418484741
• ISBN-13: 978-1418484743
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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