Camel from Kyzylkum - by Lara Gelya (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Camel from Kyzylkum is a memoir about the physical, emotional, and spiritual journey of immigrating from the Soviet Union in the late twentieth century. It touches on the themes of hope, struggle, family, and loss, while highlighting the compelling desire for people to focus on freedom and self-determination. Readers will gain a better understanding of how much work and risk people will endure reaching for a better life.

Travel from Ukraine to the Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan, from the Soviet Union to Austria, then Italy, and eventually America, all while following the author's journey to find her truth and future.

Review Quotes

"I am fond of your story because it is a chance to study History. The chance to learn about those events, processed through your experience. It must be read by those who lived in the USSR and who now live in all its former republics! This book is a treasure. For everyone who is losing hope, who doubts if he/she could go on fighting, who thinks there is no way out and ready to give up... Please accept endless appreciation and acknowledgment from your grateful and loving reader..."