'A haunting, beautiful read that centers queer Jewish characters.' - BuzzFeed In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. As the protests in other countries spur talk of a larger revolution in Hungary, Csilla must decide if she believes in the promise and magic of her deeply flawed country enough to risk her life to help save it, or if she should let it burn to the ground'-īook Synopsis A tumultuous tale of the student-led 1956 Hungarian revolution-and an all too timely look at the impact of Communism and the USSR in Eastern Europe-set in a fabulist, colorless post-WWII Budapest from Sydney Taylor Honor winner Katherine Locke. But her carefully laid plans fall to pieces when her parents are unexpectedly, publicly exonerated. Now Csilla keeps her head down, planning her escape from this country that has never loved her the way she loves it. Before Csilla knew things about her father's legacy that she wishes she could forget.

Before her parents were murdered by the Soviet police. But that was before the Communists seized power. During WWII, the river kept her family safe when they needed it most-safe from the Holocaust. As the protests in other countries spur talk of a larger revolution in Hungary, Csilla must decide if she believes in the promise and magic of her deeply flawed country enough to risk her life to help save it, or if she should let it burn to the ground.About the Book 'In the middle of Budapest, there is a river.

In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Published on Apby Knopf Books for Young ReadersĪuthor Links: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, InstagramĪ tale set amid the 1956 Hungarian revolution in post-WWII Communist Budapest. Happy Sunday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for THIS REBEL HEART by Katherine Locke! I’m so excited because today I have my aesthetic board to share with you! This book is truly amazing and I’m so excited to for you to find out more about it! This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke

This rebel heart by katherine locke