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A Rose for Sergei
“Do we really know what we are getting ourselves into…â€
Sergei Kourdakov jumped from a Russian trawler in 1971 and barely survived the treacherous swim to the rocky shores of Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada. The handsome, twenty-year-old ex-KGB naval intelligence officer had defected—leaving behind a horrific life he could no longer face.
K. Kidd’s search for independence and a career with the Federal Government led her on a journey that far surpassed any expectations. A year after Sergei defected; she was introduced to him at her office in Washington, DC. The moment they met, the immediate attraction surprised them both. “Even you could be spy,†Sergei whispered.
This improbable, unbelievable, true story chronicles K. Kidd’s real-life relationship with a man who gave up everything for freedom. In her eye-opening memoir, the author reveals a side of Sergei Kourdakov that few people ever saw.
“Your story is amazing.†—Anna Whiston-Donaldson, New York Times best-selling author of Rare Bird: A Memoir of Loss and Love
“Gripping read, gripping Memoir.â€
“Fascinating true-life Cold War Romance.â€
“This is a must read if you've read the book, The Persecutor.â€
**Note: This book has been cleared for open publication by the Department of Defense’s Office of Prepublication and Security Review (DoD/OPSR).
