Critical acclaim for The Silence of Trees:
“In The Silence of Trees, Nadya, the astonishing matriarch, war survivor, and narrator, weaves a remarkable life centered on fate, love, luck and choice while honoring the ghosts of her past. Her voice is an important and unforgettable addition to the post-war immigrant experience in this highly impressive and exquisite debut by novelist Valya Dudycz Lupescu.”
–IRENE ZABYTKO, author of The Sky Unwashed
and When Luba Leaves Home
“Valya Dudycz Lupescu presents us an impressive novel debut with The Silence of Trees, in which she conjures a captivating story of the heroine, Nadya, across more than fifty years of secrets, truths, tales told and untold, quiet sacrifices, as well as memories of a difficult personal history she left behind in Central Europe. While letting go of her ghosts during her final years, she came closer to what was painfully lost to her and her people, even closer to the many small measures of happiness awaiting her . . . Will she embrace a present that renews and honors a heavy past? Like an enchanting tapestry of Ukrainian magic and folkloric images, this is a thoughtful and beautiful work.”
–FIONA SZE-LORRAIN, author of Water the Moon
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The Silence of Trees is Available as an Audiobook!
Mar/29/2012
THE SILENCE OF TREES has been released on audiobook by Iambik Audio, narrated by Xe Sands!
You can purchase it on the Iambik website.
You can also participate in a listen-a-long with the Literate Housewife. (Get a 20% discount, if you follow the link.)
It will be on Audible in a few weeks' time.
Spread the word, and we hope that you enjoy it!
Leap Year Promotion - The Silence of Trees FREE for Kindle until March 1st
Feb/27/2012
As a special 2012 Leap Year promotion, Valya Dudycz Lupescu’s novel The Silence of Trees is available for FREE on Kindle Monday, February 27 until the end of Leap Day. After 11:59pm on February 29th, the price will go up to $4.99. (The Silence of Trees will still be available for free on the Kindle Owners' Lending Library.)
The Silence of Trees is a historical novel of magic realism set in Eastern Europe during WWII and modern-day Chicago. Read reviews here or go to Amazon, where there are more than 100 customer reviews .
In 2011, The Silence of Trees reached the Top 100 for Paid Kindle books. Thank you to everyone for spreading the word! Let's see if we can do it again and reach the Top 100 in 2012!
Stay tuned for an announcement about the audiobook soon to be released by Iambik Audio!
Kickstarter Comic: Sticks and Bones (Issue 1 - Home Is Where the Hearth Is)
Sep/22/2011
Valya Dudycz Lupsescu and Madeline C. Matz launched their first Kickstarter comic project: Sticks and Bones: Issue 1 - Home Is Where the Hearth Is. The comic explores issues of home, roots, identity, and sacrifice on 24 fully-painted pages.Home Is Where the Hearth Is tells the story of Yaroslav, a displaced house spirit in America looking for a new home. At its heart, this is a fairy tale about love and transformation, and the sacrifices we make to find our place in the world.
You can learn more about the comic and the incentives being offered to backers on their Kickstarter page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/valya/sticks-and-bones-issue-1-home-is-where-the-hearth
They need to raise $3,500 to cover the costs of production, printing, shipping, and promotion. As is the Kickstarter policy, if they do not raise the full amount, no one gets changed and they will be unable to complete the project. If they raise beyond that amount, they plan to print more copies and then begin Issue 2.
Thank you for your support!
