Open Call To Siberia: A semi autobiographical account of love, murder, treachery and revenge in deepest darkest Siberia!

By Benedict Hargreaves

"Open call to Siberia" is a semi-autobiographical account of one man's escape from the rigid confines of conformity in class-conscious England, as he embarked on a journey that would force him to confront the reasons for his dysfunctional upbringing, to learn about his true self and his place in the world, along the way finding his soul mate in a wildly different culture, which would force him to address his own cultural dissonance.As his eyes on the world opened he reluctantly became privy to a story of maternal dedication involving harrowing if sometimes unconventional methods: murder, revenge and suicide set against a backdrop of the collapsing Soviet Union and the birth of the modern Russian Federation. Tom, an English manager turned London courier, Julia a Russian translator, both with their own experiences of tragedy, negativity and heartache and of how, through sharing their lives and experiences they were able to find love, closure and contentment in a provincial Siberian town in the Russian Federation.Peeling back the pages of his past in an effort to reveal the future leads Tom into uncharted waters as he discovers the reasons for his own instability, a toe dipped into the murky world of Cold War espionage brings its own rewards in the form of a new outlook on the world, a journey in which he would learn to close his eyes.Life in Russia for an inter-cultural couple is explored, and the tale gives an insight not only to the challenges to be expected when moving to another culture but also the difficulties encountered in a relationship when the rigidity of a social structure refuses to bend until pushed to its very limit. This story of tragedy, tiresome dogged determination, hopes, dreams and desires peppered with surprising cultural observations clearly illustrates the need for tolerance, understanding, patience and flexibility in the chaotic, intolerant modern world in which we live. How much easier life would be, if we all met each other half way

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1696923883
• ISBN13: 9781696923880
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 638 Pages
• Weight: 2.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"