{"id":6908,"date":"2023-08-29T15:09:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marclevy.com\/?post_type=livres&#038;p=6908"},"modified":"2026-06-16T09:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:43:13","slug":"the-symphony-of-monsters","status":"publish","type":"livres","link":"https:\/\/www.marclevy.com\/en\/books\/the-symphony-of-monsters\/","title":{"rendered":"The Symphony of Monsters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>2023. Set against the backdrop of war, this is an unforgettable story of courage, resilience, and love.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veronika, a nurse, comes home to discover that her nine-year-old son, Valentyn, has disappeared. She is distraught \u2013 as is her daughter, Lilya \u2014 they have no idea where Valentyn has been taken or why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They each embark on a quest to find him \u2013 Lilya with the bold recklessness of an adolescent, Veronika with the fearless determination of a mother. But the enemy have eyes and ears everywhere and no one can be trusted. Almost no one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hundreds of miles away, behind the scenes, a brilliant and stubborn outlaw is working to help them find Valentyn. Together they will have to confront this Symphony of Monsters, a real-life project that is more terrifying than fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By turns moving and gripping, from the very first page to the last, the reader is rooting for these everyday heroes caught in a Machiavellian plot that is bigger and more sinister than any of them can imagine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This novel is inspired by true events. The conservative estimate of the number of Ukrainian children kidnapped since Putin\u2019s large scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 is currently 20 000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Symphony of Monsters\u00a0is available in Russian as an ebook. You can download it free of charge on all platforms. 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