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GOODBYE KIEV NEWSLETTER, Spring 2010
GOODBYE KIEV NEWSLETTER - SPRING 2010
ANNOUNCING A SPECIAL FEATURE COMING TO GOODBYE KIEV WEBSITE THIS SPRING
http://thomascalmond.webs.com/
This April Olga and I will be returning to Ukraine for about a month and a half.. You can follow our trip on the website. I will have a journal page that I will update often about our trip as well as some new photographs. Follow along as we visit and take a week long side trip to Poland to join others from our church on a mission to fix up a youth camp there.
A NEW REVIEW
Goodbye Kiev by Thomas C. Almond
Finding that special someone to share a life with is a struggle for many. Goodbye Kiev by author
Thomas C. Almond is his fictionalized recounting of how he found the woman of his dreams in
the Ukraine through a marriage agency, and the challenges he faced in their relationship.
Tom is a 27-year veteran of Portland Fire and Rescue. He is divorced and lonely. He is a serious
man who knows what he wants and how to get it. Nothing will stop him from finding love and a
lasting relationship. Through the agency, he begins corresponding with a young woman named
Lyubov in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. The months pass and both Tom and Lyubov are eager to
meet. It is decided that they will meet in Kiev, Ukraine and that Lyubov will bring her son,
Sasha. The visit goes by quickly and smoothly. Despite his Russian being less developed than he
would have liked, and Lyubov speaking little English, by the end of this first visit, Tom is sure
that he is very much in love with the beautiful Lyubov. He pops the question and Lyubov says
yes. Another visit is planned for the summer and Tom flies home for the States. He is happy and
in love and anxious to live as a family with Lyubov and Sasha in Oregon.
Shortly after his journey home, he receives an amazing letter from Lyubov telling him how much
she loves him and how wonderful he is. But all is not perfect as Tom begins to notice that her
messages take longer and longer to arrive. Then a shocking letter from Lyubov shakes his faith in
his feelings for her. She says she doesn’t think she loves Tom, she doesn’t believe he truly loves
her, and she suggests that he would be happier with another. Tom can’t understand this abrupt
change. All Lyubov will say is that she doesn’t want to burden Tom with her problems.
Tom plans another trip to Ukraine even though he isn’t sure Lyubov will see him. He flies to her
hometown in hopes of discovering what the real problem is. He spends week after week alone
and waiting for her to agree to meet him. He is patient but his patience is growing very short.
Will his perseverance pay off or will he ultimately go home broken-hearted and alone?
Mr. Almond writes from his heart. Like few male authors I have read, he isn’t afraid to examine
and express his feelings. This is an intriguing tale of love and commitment. I found myself
cheering for Tom, hoping he would get Lyubov to lower her defenses, to save the relationship. In
my opinion, the book stalls a bit at Chapter 6, “The Journal Home,” in which the events of the
first five chapters are summarized. However, Almond quickly gets back on track pushing the
story forward to the climax.
This isn’t a fairytale romance. It is a poignant, realistic tale of one man’s quest for love. The
ending is powerful, emotional, and one you will not soon forget. I recommended Goodbye Kiev.
Publish America (October 27, 2008)
978-1606109946
By William Potter for Reader’s Choice Reviews. http://www.readerschoicereviews.com
WORD IS SPREADING
Look for information about Goodbye Kiev and author Thomas C Almond in the following new locations:
BOOKS IN SYNC http://www.booksinsync.com/authorsdirectory.html
COLD COFFEE http://coldcoffee.ning.com/profile/ThomasCAlmond
BOOKTOWN http://booktown.ning.com/profile/ThomasCAlmond
EXCLUSIVE ROYAL HIGH SOCIETY http://www.exclusiveroyalhighsociety.com/profile/ThomasCAlmond
MY SPACE .COM
Look for new author interviews on:
BOOKS IN SYNC http://www.booksinsync.com/authorsdirectory.html
THE ROMANCE STUDIO http://www.theromancestudio.com/index.php
GOODBYE KIEV UPCOMING NEWSLETTERS
Summer 2010 (June 2010)
Fall 2010 (September 2010)
Winter 2011 (December 2010)
ANNOUNCING A SPECIAL FEATURE COMING TO GOODBYE KIEV WEBSITE THIS SPRING
http://thomascalmond.webs.com/
This April Olga and I will be returning to Ukraine for about a month and a half.. You can follow our trip on the website. I will have a journal page that I will update often about our trip as well as some new photographs. Follow along as we visit and take a week long side trip to Poland to join others from our church on a mission to fix up a youth camp there.
A NEW REVIEW
Goodbye Kiev by Thomas C. Almond
Finding that special someone to share a life with is a struggle for many. Goodbye Kiev by author
Thomas C. Almond is his fictionalized recounting of how he found the woman of his dreams in
the Ukraine through a marriage agency, and the challenges he faced in their relationship.
Tom is a 27-year veteran of Portland Fire and Rescue. He is divorced and lonely. He is a serious
man who knows what he wants and how to get it. Nothing will stop him from finding love and a
lasting relationship. Through the agency, he begins corresponding with a young woman named
Lyubov in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. The months pass and both Tom and Lyubov are eager to
meet. It is decided that they will meet in Kiev, Ukraine and that Lyubov will bring her son,
Sasha. The visit goes by quickly and smoothly. Despite his Russian being less developed than he
would have liked, and Lyubov speaking little English, by the end of this first visit, Tom is sure
that he is very much in love with the beautiful Lyubov. He pops the question and Lyubov says
yes. Another visit is planned for the summer and Tom flies home for the States. He is happy and
in love and anxious to live as a family with Lyubov and Sasha in Oregon.
Shortly after his journey home, he receives an amazing letter from Lyubov telling him how much
she loves him and how wonderful he is. But all is not perfect as Tom begins to notice that her
messages take longer and longer to arrive. Then a shocking letter from Lyubov shakes his faith in
his feelings for her. She says she doesn’t think she loves Tom, she doesn’t believe he truly loves
her, and she suggests that he would be happier with another. Tom can’t understand this abrupt
change. All Lyubov will say is that she doesn’t want to burden Tom with her problems.
Tom plans another trip to Ukraine even though he isn’t sure Lyubov will see him. He flies to her
hometown in hopes of discovering what the real problem is. He spends week after week alone
and waiting for her to agree to meet him. He is patient but his patience is growing very short.
Will his perseverance pay off or will he ultimately go home broken-hearted and alone?
Mr. Almond writes from his heart. Like few male authors I have read, he isn’t afraid to examine
and express his feelings. This is an intriguing tale of love and commitment. I found myself
cheering for Tom, hoping he would get Lyubov to lower her defenses, to save the relationship. In
my opinion, the book stalls a bit at Chapter 6, “The Journal Home,” in which the events of the
first five chapters are summarized. However, Almond quickly gets back on track pushing the
story forward to the climax.
This isn’t a fairytale romance. It is a poignant, realistic tale of one man’s quest for love. The
ending is powerful, emotional, and one you will not soon forget. I recommended Goodbye Kiev.
Publish America (October 27, 2008)
978-1606109946
By William Potter for Reader’s Choice Reviews. http://www.readerschoicereviews.com
WORD IS SPREADING
Look for information about Goodbye Kiev and author Thomas C Almond in the following new locations:
BOOKS IN SYNC http://www.booksinsync.com/authorsdirectory.html
COLD COFFEE http://coldcoffee.ning.com/profile/ThomasCAlmond
BOOKTOWN http://booktown.ning.com/profile/ThomasCAlmond
EXCLUSIVE ROYAL HIGH SOCIETY http://www.exclusiveroyalhighsociety.com/profile/ThomasCAlmond
MY SPACE .COM
Look for new author interviews on:
BOOKS IN SYNC http://www.booksinsync.com/authorsdirectory.html
THE ROMANCE STUDIO http://www.theromancestudio.com/index.php
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