Those Who Fled

By Matejs Kalns

Riga, 1944

As air raids mount in the Latvian capital, twenty-one-year-old Greta is sent away to the family's country home in Jelgava for her safety. However, when the countryside is unexpectedly bombed, Greta is separated from her parents, who have joined the thousands of refugees fleeing westward, away from the rapid advance of the Red Army.

Desperate to reunite with her family, Greta soon finds herself traveling across a shattered land, sleeping in forests by day and sheltering in farmsteads by night, all while living under constant threat of discovery by occupying forces, partisans, and collaborators.

While the journey tempers Greta's innocence into fierce resolve, the hope of finding her loved ones may ultimately come with a devastating choice-remain trapped between Germany and Russia at war, or risk a perilous journey across the Baltic Sea to freedom.

Inspired by true events, Those Who Fled is a story of displacement, courage, and resilience, shedding light on the great Baltic exodus of the Second World War.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1834385628
• ISBN13: 9781834385624
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Tellwell Talent
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"