REVIEWS:                                                                                                                                      The collaborative effort of Luminitza Sava and Lidia Sava Callvert, Chained Generations is a true-life family saga spanning three generations of love, sacrifice, hardship, and survival, spanning the pre-revolutionary era to the end of the Iron Curtain. Names have been changed to protect those who still live within Russia, but the power of these tales shine through. From a daughter separated from her parents and raised by her wet-nurse; to the brutal repressions of Stalin's regime; to the hope brought about by political detente, and more, Chained Generations is a moving and poignant biographical saga of a remarkable and memorable family.

The Midwest Book Review
James A. Cox
Editor-in-Chief                                                                                                                                       

Although I am very busy, getting ready for a trip to the Maurice and La reunion Islands, I cannot put the book, “Chained Generations” down. Congratulations! 
These are my impressions:
- the style of the writing and the vivid narration make this book attractive,
- the characters are well defined and come to live,
- the background of the historical events provide valuable source of information,
- the book addresses at the same time both the heart and the mind.

MARIANA BELIS
Paris, France                                                                                                                                        

ABOUT THE BOOK 

Chained Generations is a family saga, covering three generations in Russia--their loves and sacrifices--over a period that starts in the pre-revolutionary days and ends during Nikita Khrushchev’s political thaw, which lifted the Iron Curtain. The story and the characters are based on real facts and events, as they were related to the authors by their parents and relatives, who lived them. 

Count Pyotr Vladimirovich Lototzki and his wife, Nadejda Alexandrovna were the first generation. The Russian Revolution destroyed their life of luxury and forced them to escape to Romania by swimming across the River Dniester where they established themselves under a new name, Stoianov, and started a new life. Unfortunately, they had to leave their young daughter, Ludmila, on the Russian side of the Dniester, hoping to bring her later to Romania. However, the Iron Curtain forever separated them and Ludmila was raised by her wet-nurse as her own daughter. 

Ludmila, the second generation, was also the victim of Stalin’s regime, but she managed to survive with the help of the camp doctor, Tadeus Vintzikorsky. Her daughter, Svetlana, was born in the prison camp and later taken in by Ludmila’s adoptive mother. The Second World War separated Ludmila and Tadeus when he decided to go to the front, hoping to survive and be free. At Stalin’s death, Ludmila was also liberated from the camp and when she returned to Moscow, she found Tadeus taking care of her daughter and her adoptive mother. Finally free, they were able to express their mutual love and begin a fresh life together. 

Svetlana, the third generation, grew up when political detente allowed foreign visitors to come to Russia and exchange student programs were created. For her, the future was bright. This is a family that will stay with readers long after the last chapter has ended. Follow their loves and heartbreaks, hopes and disappointments on the long road to freedom.