Like Embers in the Night
by
Andrew Goliszek
A novel based on the true story of survival and heroism
during Stalin's brutal reign of terror
The Wild Rose Press
Softcover
ISBN (print): 978-1-5092-5929-8
ISBN (digital): 978-5092-5930-4
Page Count: 400 pages
Release Date: December, 2024
Price: $20.99 print; $5.99 digital
www.wildrosepress.com
During Stalin's brutal reign of terror, Janek, a Polish soldier, and his wife, Wanda, endure the horrors of Soviet labor camps and Siberian gulags as World War II rages across Europe. While millions perish, they endure the invasion of Poland by Germany and Russia and then miraculously survive mass deportations, imprisonment, torture, and starvation. Broken both physically and emotionally by their near-death experiences and the unspeakable atrocities of war, Janek and Wanda are reunited seven years after he marched off to defend his country. They must begin a new life and try to forget the many scars of their past, but where? And can they ever truly forget all that happened to them while they were apart. Andrew Goliszek's gripping novel is based on the incredible true story of what two people endured when the world was on fire and all hope seemed lost.
About the Author
After receiving a Ph.D. in Physiology and Endocrinology from Utah State University, Dr. Andrew Goliszek was a research associate at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in both the department of Physiology and Pharmacology and the department of Medicine. Following that, he was Associate Professor of Biology and Human Anatomy & Physiology at North Carolina A&T State University where he developed and taught 6 undergraduate and graduate course. He has given stress management seminars to corporations, has written numerous books and articles, was principal investigator and coinvestigator on several NIH biomedical research grants dealing with the effects of stress on cardiovascular and neuroendocrine function, and was recipient of the prestigious College of Arts & Sciences Faculty of the Year Award for excellence in teaching, research, and student advising. He currently lives on the coast of North Carolina where he continues to write both fiction and nonfiction books.
