SECRETS WE KEEP

 

 

SECRETS WE KEEP

Valeriya Goffee

GENRE:  Women’s Fiction

A rising star that fell...

Anna Levenko was set to become the next "it girl" in tennis. The first Ukrainian prophesied to win a Grand Slam… And then everything changed. Years later, with a business degree behind her, an unpaid job keeping her busy, and a family that means well, Anna can't help but dream of something bigger. What's one little white lie in the grand scheme of things?

But her dream job isn't just sunshine and roses. Her first project takes her to Tanzania, and everything that could go wrong, does. Not to mention her woeful love life. Will she ever reach the life she's worked so hard for? Or is success just not in the cards for Anna?

Enjoy an Excerpt:

All of us?” Olena exclaimed, with her tears flowing down her cheeks. She pointed at the large photo, which was standing on Anna’s table, featuring the whole family gathered near their country house last summer. Everyone in the photo was laughing. Ivan was trying to hold both Lapa and Zirka up in his arms, and they were trying to wiggle their way out.

“You were the glue which kept all of us together. Are you just going to abandon everyone, chasing your dream around the world with some random guy? We want to be part of your life.”

“Mom, please don’t say that.” Anna embraced her mother, as tears appeared in her eyes as well. “We will find a way to all be together. I promise. I will make it happen. We do not need David for that.”

Olena smiled weakly. “Is that true?” 

“Of course. We create our own destiny. We will be all together. Rich or poor—that I don’t know—but we will be together. Dad eating his favorite sandwich, Lapa and Zirka stealing food, you and Aunt Motria bickering about poor marriage prospects for Sveta and me… And you know what, we will even expand our family. I will make sure we find our long-lost African relatives. We will finally learn where Grandpa came from.”

Olena’s eyes filled up with tears again. Anna brought up the most sore subject of all for her mother.

My Thoughts:

Anna is a rising tennis star in the Ukraine. Everything seems to be going great for her, but then suddenly her world falls apart. This story is a great reminder to us all that no matter what life hands to us, we should keep striving toward our goals. As a cancer warrior, I am constantly handed roadblocks in life, but it’s the personal goals that keep me going strong to face the next challenge in my life.

I really enjoyed Anna’s story and definitely would recommend it to others. 

My rating: 5 out of 5

About the Author:

 

Valeriya Goffe was born and raised in Kyiv, Ukraine and spent most of her adult life in the United States. She resides in Washington DC together with her husband and young daughter. Valeriya works for a large international development organization, leading financial sector development projects in various countries. She holds a PhD degree from the Kyiv National University of Economics in Ukraine and an MBA degree from the Kogod School of Business, American University in Washington DC. She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder. Valeriya is trilingual in English, Russian, Ukrainian and also speaks French and Spanish.

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