Vivie's Secret: A Fierce and Haunting Survival Tale

By Terry Lee Caruthers

"An engaging read, particularly for cat lovers, and a promising debut." -Kirkus Reviews

When Soviet tanks shattered the streets of Budapest, one girl's desperate flight across a frozen continent would cost her everything she loved. Some secrets survive when nothing else does.

Forced to flee and navigate a brutal Cold War landscape, Vivie endures loss upon unimaginable loss until she surfaces alone in a new world, carrying a truth she swore never to reveal. The displacement and exile that follow reshape her entirely, quietly trading the life she was born for one she must build from nothing. She pours her love into feral cats no one else wants and guards her past with everything she has.

With the emotional depth of Kristin Hannah and the sweeping scope of Amor Towles, this is a story about what survival truly costs and who we become when we carry our history alone. Family trauma, grief, and a love too immense for ordinary life make every page ache with quiet, unforgettable beauty.

If you are moved by stories of strong women who endure the unsurvivable and leave the world quietly better, this is the book you have been waiting for. Get your copy and buy today before the price changes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684335272
• ISBN13: 9781684335275
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Black Rose Writing
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary