A Single Yellow Rose

Download or read book A Single Yellow Rose written by Anna Koczak and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartwarming love story set against the backdrop of communist rule and oppression in post-war Hungary-an engaging read that puts you in the middle of international intrigue and conflicting family loyalties as a young girl comes of age and discovers her own values and boundaries.' -Teresa Carlson VP, Global Public Sector, Amazon When young, ambitious Anna Toth is kicked out of school for opposing the fast-growing Communist movement in her country, Hungary, her future plans are extinguished. So she must take the job she least desires: become a maid. When a new tenant, American diplomat Stephen Koczak, moves into the apartment she tends to, Anna chooses to work for him, despite opposition from her family, friends, and society in general and despite her growing admiration for him. When a young, handsome, Hungarian secret police agent named Laszlo asks to date her, she knows she must agree, even though she knows it is an arranged relationship to be used to spy on her and her American boss. With a forbidden admiration for her boss and a fake courtship with a member of the secret police, Anna's life is left tense and puzzling for months on end. So when Koczak is forced to leave the country, Anna must decide her fate as well. Find out in A Single Yellow Rose if Anna attempts to stay in the only country she's ever known-unprotected-or follows her dreams and her heart to another place?