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Old Country Surprises
[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”In chapter one you learn that Mike’s journey to Ukraine begins with his grandfather’s surprise request––would you go to the old country and find my grandfather’s birthplace? Mike’s demanding work schedule had no room for a holiday, but Mike agreed to go. Why?
Did Mike look forward to touring cities like Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernitsi, and Kiev? Had historical events and outstanding people been the main attraction? Was knowledge of the current cultural, political and economic challenges the determining factor?
What Mike had no way of expecting was what he would learn about his grandfather’s dreams from Natasha, a young attractive aristocratic woman.
Ready for an interesting trip to Ukraine with Mike? If yes then I’ll send you a free copy of chapter one of Old Country Surprises so that you meet Mike, his grandfather, and his travelling companions.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:20px|text_align:left|line_height:2em” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”none”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bottom_padding=”0px” bottom_padding_tablet=”40px” bottom_padding_phone=”40px” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” 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At this place in 1621, a 40,000 strong Ukrainian Kozak army withstood an attack from an army of 300,000 Turks, thus saving Europe from Turkish domination.[/fancy_box][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” delay=”100″][fancy_box box_style=”hover_desc” icon_family=”none” image_url=”687″ hover_color=”accent-color” box_alignment=”left” hover_desc_bg_animation=”long_zoom” border_radius=”5px” image_loading=”lazy-load” color_scheme=”dark” secondary_content=”here’s some awesome text that would only be 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I hope you enjoyed reading Old Country Surprises. If you did , I would appreciate you posting a short review and sending me a copy. [email protected] Perhaps you can write about what characters you most enjoyed? What did they do or say that was memorable? Thank you.
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