1956 Love & Revolution
by J. A. Boulet
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GENRE: Historical Fiction
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BLURB:
What
would you do for your country?
In
1955, a group of uncommon people meet by chance. During the final year of
Rákosi’s iron fist rule, Imre Nagy’s reforms are repealed, plunging Hungary
back into economic ruin.
A
university student, a cleaner, a Hungarian soldier and several others find themselves
drawn toward each other as their love for their country is tested. In the fall
of 1956, political strife deepens as the students begin demanding reform.
How
far will they go to save Hungary?
Well-researched,
politically charged and fast-paced, 1956 Love & Revolution will lure you
into the lives of everyday Hungarians who risked everything for their
country.
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Excerpt One:
It was August 1955, and Elona was tired. She grabbed her
bucket and wrung out the mop one last time. She had been cleaning at the theatre
all night, and it was now early dawn. Something about the purple-lightening
skies always enchanted her. Budapest was a quiet city at 4:30 am, almost
peaceful. But Hungary was nothing close to peaceful lately. So many things were
happening in her country that it made her stomach churn. Politics wasn’t
something she was keen on, but lately, it seemed every Hungarian held hope that
their country would reinstate a more economically-sound government.
They lived through so many years of repression, paying exorbitant
taxes for Hungary's industrialization and war reparations to Russia, among so
many other fees, that every single Hungarian paid almost two-thirds of their
income out to the government. This left so little for food, cigarettes or
anything else. It was a tough life of constantly working with little chance of
enjoyment.
Elona was only twenty-one years old, but she felt like she
was eighty.
She stepped outside onto the dark street and turned back to
lock the theatre doors. Her pail and mop were already beside the door when she
noticed she had left the dirty water in the bucket. She sighed and cursed
softly. Elona was not going to open up the heavy double doors again and return
all the way to the other side of the washrooms to dump her bucket.
She pushed the keys deep inside her pants pocket and picked
up the pail gently, sneaking to the alleyway. Elona tiredly tipped her bucket
in the alleyway, dumping it upside down to empty it completely so she could
return home with a much less heavy pail. She didn’t drive, and her bicycle
broke, so she didn’t even have that luxury anymore. A headache started at her
temples, and she massaged her face gently. Maybe, one day things will get
better.
She looked up as male voices echoed down the street. She
wondered who would be in the streets at this hour. There wasn’t much crime
because of the state police, so she usually had nothing to fear.
Then a chill ran down her spine.
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What do you
hope readers get from this story?
I
hope readers are engulfed in the historical events of the Hungarian Revolution
in 1956 and can’t put this book down. But when they do put down the book and
The End appears on the final page, I am certain they will feel an immense
gratitude for ordinary people who have fought for freedom and reform. It is not
an easy task and although the events at the time started peacefully, it did end
horribly, which the citizens did not envision at the time. Hungarians were
simply pushed to their breaking point and could not see any other path to
recovery but to fight for reform.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
J. A. Boulet is the passionate author of five historical fiction novels. Her newest novel, 1956 Love & Revolution, is a chilling standalone book about the 1956 Hungarian uprising. A highly anticipated release scheduled for June 5, 2023, this is a book that the author holds close to her heart.
J. A. Boulet
was raised in the aftermath of the Hungarian Revolution. Her father was a
Hungarian soldier who fought bravely during the 1956 uprising. He escaped and
was granted asylum in Canada. Ms. Boulet’s mother also fled from the revolution
shortly after. The couple met, fell in love and built a family in Saskatchewan.
J. A. Boulet
was born decades later. Raised in a refugee family with strong morals has
provided J. A. with the foundation to which she has stood behind all her life.
Ms. Boulet began writing poetry at a very young age and progressed to short
stories and novels easily. She quickly became a history geek and became
fascinated with ancestry and the rough path of immigration. J. A. published her
first book in 2020 and has since published one to two books annually. She
writes with an unsettling realism, grabbing your emotions and refusing to let
go. 1956: Love and Revolution is a book you won’t be able to put down.
Follow her on
Website: https://jaboulet.ca/
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/1956-Love-Revolution-J-Boulet-ebook/dp/B0C5B9D76K
Twitter link: https://twitter.com/love_walk_life
Instagram link:
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Reddit link: https://www.reddit.com/user/NormalFemale
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Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteWho influenced you to be a writer and good luck on your book!!!!
ReplyDeleteI suppose my mother did. She took me to Shakespeare plays and enrolled me in a Hungarian cultural event where I wrote my first poem. 🥰
DeleteThank you so much for hosting my book today! I hope everyone enjoys 1956 Love & Revolution 💕💕
ReplyDeleteI liked the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a book I will enjoy reading.
ReplyDeleteThe book sounds fantastic. My dad fought and fled to Switzerland in '56. It was a terrible time.
ReplyDeleteSo many brave citizens fought! More books should be written about this period in history ❤️
DeleteThis sounds like a great read.
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