Title: Tarnished
Description: It is 2011, and Anastasia is on a routine outing with her granddaughter when tensions come to a boil. The catalyst of the argument forces her to reflect on the winding road that lead her to the life that she now lives as an old woman. She remembers a time in her life when she was not Anastasia, but Tasya... In the spring of 1942, Tasya is a young girl living with her mother in a Ukrainian village on the Polish border. Her sister, Kateryna, has recently returned from working in Germany, which sets off events that will shape Tasya&#x2019;s life forever. Forced to work in Germany as a labourer, Tasya must grow up quickly in order to survive in the midst of the German war-machine. Spanning seven decades, Tarnished is a story about identity, survival, family history, and the precariousness of relationships.
Subjects: Historical fiction