Alexander Kross is a Canadian author living in Montreal. For the past thirty years, he has been working in the advertising industry, owning and operating a design firm in Montreal. His interests include WWII history and Japanese historical culture. He holds a black belt in Shorin Ryu Karate and is an accomplished Iaido practitioner.
His greatest passion is meeting new people and learning about different cultures around the world. His guiding principle in life is: The only way to find yourself is to lose yourself.
Two worlds collide! It is 1941, eighteen-year-old Katerina documents her harrowing flight from Ukraine and the Nazi occupation in her personnel journal.81 years later, her grandson Ivan Kross and long-time friend Nikolas, meet after five long years. During a friendly game of chess, discussions turn ...