"Mark Sullivan has done it again! The Last Green Valley is a
compelling and inspiring story of heroism and courage in the dark days
at the end of World War II." --Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times
bestselling author
From the author of the #1 bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky comes a
new historical novel inspired by one family's incredible story of
daring, survival, and triumph.
In late March 1944, as Stalin's forces push into Ukraine, young Emil and
Adeline Martel must make a terrible decision: Do they wait for the
Soviet bear's intrusion and risk being sent to Siberia? Or do they
reluctantly follow the wolves--murderous Nazi officers who have pledged
to protect "pure-blood" Germans?
The Martels are one of many families of German heritage whose ancestors
have farmed in Ukraine for more than a century. But after already living
under Stalin's horrifying regime, Emil and Adeline decide they must run
in retreat from their land with the wolves they despise to escape the
Soviets and go in search of freedom.
Caught between two warring forces and overcoming horrific trials to
pursue their hope of immigrating to the West, the Martels' story is a
brutal, complex, and ultimately triumphant tale that illuminates the
extraordinary power of love, faith, and one family's incredible will to
survive and see their dreams realized.
