Forever in My Heart

This intriguing memoir begins in 1914 Tzarist Russia when Irina's 24-year-old great grandmother Tzippi is out on vacation with her 13-year-old brother Kotya when Belogvardeytsi overtake their ship and order all of the communists and Jewish men and boys killed the following morning.

1978 Leningrad, Soviet Union.The story centers around 12-year-old Irina as she gets a shock of a lifetime when her parents, Yury and Vera, announce that their little family will be moving out of the country in three months' time. Thus starts a new chapter in Irina's life where uncertainty and turmoil constantly rule her and her parents' world. Upon starting their journey all sorts of good and bad emotions inevitably flood in causing Irina to retreat back in time with her memories.

Amidst shock, awe, hatred and other unavoidable circumstances while in transit to happiness the family migrates through cultures and time. Finally, in a place least expected they meet their namesake and everything changes. The story continues through Irina's teenage years and into her adulthood with her 2 boys and ends with 2020 pandemic.

The incredible labor of love work is suitable for history buffs and the like with historical dates and facts in tow.