Title: Saving My Assassin
Author: Virginia Prodan
Publisher: Tyndale House PublishersGenre: Memoir, Biography, Christian Nonfiction
Source: Library
My Review:
I did not want to read Saving My Assassin. I only read it because it was a book club pick, so I felt like I had to.
I did not want to read it because I figured it would be a hard read. I was not wrong. The beginning was especially hard as Virginia recounts the years of abuse she endured by her family.However, the story was well-written, captivating, and worth the time to read it. Although it is a true story, it sometimes reads like a suspense novel. It was hard to put down, and I wanted to know what would happen next.
The story ends in 1988, with an epilogue in 2010. I wish the author had shared more about what happened during those years. I am sure she has her reasons, but it left me with questions.
I recommend this memoir, especially if the synopsis interests you.
★★★★/5
Synopsis (Goodreads):
"I should be dead. Buried in an unmarked grave in Romania. Obviously, I am not. God had other plans."
At
just under five feet tall, Virginia Prodan was no match for the
towering 6' 10" gun-wielding assassin the Romanian government sent to
her office to take her life. It was not the first time her life had been
threatened--nor would it be the last.
As a young attorney under
Nicolae Ceausescu's brutal communist regime, Virginia had spent her
entire life searching for the truth. When she finally found it in the
pages of the most forbidden book in all of Romania, Virginia accepted
the divine call to defend fellow followers of Christ against unjust
persecution in an otherwise ungodly land.
For this act of
treason, she was kidnapped, beaten, tortured, placed under house arrest,
and came within seconds of being executed under the orders of Ceausescu
himself. How Virginia not only managed to elude her enemies time and
again, but how she also helped expose the appalling secret that would
ultimately lead to the demise of Ceausescu's evil empire is one of the
most extraordinary stories ever told.
A must-read for all generations, Saving My Assassin
is the unforgettable account of one woman's search for truth, her
defiance in the face of evil, and a surprise encounter that proves
without a shadow of a doubt that nothing is impossible with God.
This is not your usual read. But it does sound good. I remember when Ceausescu's regime ended in Romania...and then all those stories came out of what the people had gone through under him. So horrifying and sad. It's interesting that she skips all those years between 1988 and 2010. Seems like an odd choice to make when writing a memoir.
ReplyDeleteLark, I thought so too, especially since two major life events happened during that time that are completely glossed over.
DeleteThis definitely isn't the kind of book I'd expect you to read, especially given the subject matter. I don't think I'd gravitate toward this one on my own accord either.
ReplyDeleteEthan, no, but it should make for a good book discussion :)
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