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All the copies of the first edition of Around the War in 20 Stories' - true stories of Ukrainian civilians during the war - are going to be sold for the charitable causes in Ukraine, selected together with the characters of the stories. The whole first print has been completed in Ukraine for free , under shelling.
How do ordinary people get on with their daily lives when war is all around them? What do they laugh about, and where do they find the strength to work, love and carry on? Ranging from profoundly moving to darkly funny and downright surreal, these true tales of Ukrainian life in the time of war will leave no one indifferent.
These stories are beautifully written and give a stunning and poignant sense of the state of play’. — Alec Russell, Foreign Editor, Financial Times
Anna Shevchenko is a British Ukrainian writer and a compulsive storyteller. One of her stories, ‘Bequest’, made it to a novel, which was nominated for a George Orwell Prize in the UK, selected in the top forty summer reads list in the Independent and shortlisted for two prizes at the European Literature Salon in France.
Her novel ‘The Game’ was a Book of the Month in France, the choice of Belgian booksellers as a Book of the Year and was one of the top five Foreign Belgian booksellers as a Book of the Year and was one of the top five Foreign Books of the Year in Ukraine. Anna is also the author of Culture Smart! Ukraine, a guide to Ukrainian culture, currently on its second edition.
Her articles have appeared in various publications, including The Times, The Guardian and The Telegraph. She collected the stories working across Europe and in Ukraine in 2022-23.
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- 23 days ago
Anna Shevchenko
23 days agoToday is a darkest anniversary imaginable for Ukrainians - 1000 days of war. When I mentioned it to Inna, a character in the 'Diary of Light ', her response was - I don't know how anybody could live through THIS for 1000 days... but we do.' The way Ukrainians go through this is with steely determination to fight, with ' keep calm and carry on' attitude and with light - coming from those who help each other and those who support us. Thank you all so much for buying the book, for donating, for . standing with Ukraine!
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Mishcon de Reya
Nov 28, 2024
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Diana Maclean
Nov 27, 2024
Thank you for the extra book. It is very moving reading.
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Mishcon de Reya LLP
Nov 25, 2024
Donation in respect of your New Thinking talk
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Nov 18, 2024
A Happy Christmas and Enjoy
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Nov 16, 2024
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Carole King
Nov 16, 2024
All power to children’s books
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Becky and David Keen
Oct 12, 2024
We saw the sand lady in Yeovil and we’re v moved by the book bought that night.
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