A Leap to Freedom by Lynda M Healey

A Leap to Freedom by Lynda M Healey

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A Leap to Freedom by Lynda M Healey

In the predawn hours of January 5, 1989, Edziu Polonka stands on the deck of the Kantar, a fishing trawler from Communist Poland, anchored in Boston Harbor. The trawler awaits the arrival of a refueling barge. Edziu, one of its crewmen, awaits the moment when he can jump over the ship's rail and onto the American barge below to seek political asylum; he awaits his leap to freedom. Edziu's journey to that moment on the Kantar's deck takes him through a chaotic childhood as the son of a Communist Party official, a dangerous life at sea, and the chaos of his own adult life. It is a journey complicated by a Communist political system where the mere suggestion of disloyalty can lead to terrible consequences, especially if that suggestion comes from your politically connected wife.
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ISBN 13 9781492123316
ISBN 10 1492123315
Title A Leap to Freedom
Author Lynda M Healey
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Year published 2013-09-13
Number of pages 300
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.