Rho: A Legendary Love Affair

By Jeffrey Warren Garrity

Based on the true life story of Lyubov Rho Vokhmintseva, "Rho" is a story of romance, political intrigue and the search for a priceless Russian treasure. Smart and beautiful, Rho was a physics student in Moscow during the turbulent years after the Russian Revolution. Involved in the avant-garde art world, she made a photomontage love poem with pictures by her lover, a famous Russian photographer. It was an artistic treasure ... and then it vanished. Soon after, Rho met George Gamow, the young Russian genius who helped develop quantum physics and usher in the dawn of the nuclear age. Theirs was a legendary romance, around which swirled a cast of characters from Stalin and Trotsky, to Bohr, Teller and Einstein. Gamow's scientific theories made him internationally renown; but in Russia, Stalin restricted his research, revoked his passport and shadowed his every move. Facing imprisonment or worse, Rho and George risked their lives to escape, knowing they would never return to their homeland. Seventy-five years later, Rho's granddaughter, Athena, finds a clue to her grandmother's missing poetry album. It leads her on a journey back to Russia to find the priceless family heirloom. As she unravels the mystery, amidst the glamour and intrigue of the Russian art world, Athena is thrust into a dangerous struggle with one of Russia's most powerful men. "Rho," is a story of love, mystery and discovery played out on one of history's most intriguing stages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501060384
• ISBN13: 9781501060380
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.4" x 5.3"