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All My Fortunes
'Take care of Eva.'
Though five-year-pld Pavel cannot remember who said these words, for Pavel and her baby sister they mark a bitter end - and a new beginning in the Russian Caucasus...
Meanwhile on Deeside, young David Thomas's carefree existence is torn apart by a shipping tragedy which will colour his whole life...
A decade later David, now an engineer and working in Russia, meets the young Pavel, just emerging into womanhood. But Russia in the 1930s is no place for young lovers. The story of their struggle to be together is a powerful tale of emotion, adventure, unbelievable hardship and ultimate triumph.
Though five-year-pld Pavel cannot remember who said these words, for Pavel and her baby sister they mark a bitter end - and a new beginning in the Russian Caucasus...
Meanwhile on Deeside, young David Thomas's carefree existence is torn apart by a shipping tragedy which will colour his whole life...
A decade later David, now an engineer and working in Russia, meets the young Pavel, just emerging into womanhood. But Russia in the 1930s is no place for young lovers. The story of their struggle to be together is a powerful tale of emotion, adventure, unbelievable hardship and ultimate triumph.
592 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1987
About the author
Judith Saxton
45 books20 followersPseudonym of Katie Flynn.
Katie Flynn was born in Norwich and attended Norwich High School, where she was extremely happy and extremely undistinguished. Published at the tender age of eight, in Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories, she joined a Writers’ Circle as an adult, publishing short stories, articles, etc; only turning to novels in 1971 because the postal strike cut off her main source of income!
At first she wrote under several different names – Judith Saxton, Judy Turner, Lydia Balmain, Judith Arden – but her Katie Flynn books were a delight to write and proved far more popular than she had dreamed. She has now published nearly ninety novels, twenty-seven of which are Flynns. Her most recent titles are: Lost Days of Summer and Christmas Wishes.
Katie Flynn was born in Norwich and attended Norwich High School, where she was extremely happy and extremely undistinguished. Published at the tender age of eight, in Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories, she joined a Writers’ Circle as an adult, publishing short stories, articles, etc; only turning to novels in 1971 because the postal strike cut off her main source of income!
At first she wrote under several different names – Judith Saxton, Judy Turner, Lydia Balmain, Judith Arden – but her Katie Flynn books were a delight to write and proved far more popular than she had dreamed. She has now published nearly ninety novels, twenty-seven of which are Flynns. Her most recent titles are: Lost Days of Summer and Christmas Wishes.
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September 23, 2018
All my fortunes
Not at all like Katie Flynn a book mixed between Russia and England about a mix of family's i found it quite hard to get into it seemed all over the place but once you realised who was who it became a very good read about a young Russian girl who illegally fell in love with David and risked everything to eventually get into England and marry her sweetheart it definitely wasn't plain sailing for them both but although hard to get into at first i would recommend reading it
Not at all like Katie Flynn a book mixed between Russia and England about a mix of family's i found it quite hard to get into it seemed all over the place but once you realised who was who it became a very good read about a young Russian girl who illegally fell in love with David and risked everything to eventually get into England and marry her sweetheart it definitely wasn't plain sailing for them both but although hard to get into at first i would recommend reading it
March 7, 2019
Interesting read
A really enjoyable story not what I expected , I would like to read a follow up i think it it would be a great read.
A really enjoyable story not what I expected , I would like to read a follow up i think it it would be a great read.
October 12, 2020
All my fortunes
Another interesting and well written novel. Cannot wait until my next read....ideal for taking me into another world during lockdown.
Another interesting and well written novel. Cannot wait until my next read....ideal for taking me into another world during lockdown.
January 11, 2022
Very intriguing
A can't put down book. From the main characters, each one held your attention. I have recommended to all my friends.
A can't put down book. From the main characters, each one held your attention. I have recommended to all my friends.
October 20, 2024
An Anglo Russian love story
Not what I expected but grabbed my interest about a quarter of the way through the book. An interesting read.
Not what I expected but grabbed my interest about a quarter of the way through the book. An interesting read.
May 24, 2023
Read this many years ago. Not a literary masterpiece, but it still pops into my mind from time to time.
November 20, 2011
Bought this at the library sale and took years to read it but I loved it.
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