This book is a powerful story of love and loss told through two intertwined narratives, set decades apart. Readers who enjoy emotional, heart-wrenching tales that explore the complexity of human relationships will find Random Acts of Heroic Love a captivating read. The unique structure of the novel, which alternates between Leo's present-day struggle with grief and Moritz's harrowing journey home after World War I, offers both tension and catharsis. Scheinmann's writing is lush and lyrical, drawing readers in from the very first page.

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1992: Leo Deakin wakes up in a hospital somewhere in South America, his girlfriend Eleni is dead and Leo doesn't know where he is or how Eleni died. He blames himself for the tragedy and is sucked into a spiral of despair. But Leo is about to discover something which will change his life forever.1917: Moritz Daniecki is a fugitive from a Siberian POW camp. Seven thousand kilometres over the Russian Steppes separate him from his village and his sweetheart, whose memory has kept him alive through carnage and captivity. The Great War may be over, but Moritz now faces a perilous journey across a continent riven by civil war. When Moritz finally limps back into his village to claim the hand of the woman he left behind, will she still be waiting?Danny Scheinmann paints a dramatic portrait of two men sustaining their lives through the memory of love. Cinematic and brimming with raw emotions, it is the magnificent and emotive debut from a remarkable new writer.

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