Ukrainian-American author and freelance writer Tetyana Denford on The WCCS.

In this episode, Tetyana joins us late. If you are interested in the Chris &amp; Chris chat, along with WCCS news, then listen on. If you would just like to hear the awesome Tetyana story, skip to around 25 mins. However, we urge you to listen to it all! <br /><br />Tetyana Denford is a Ukrainian-American author and freelance writer. She is also a translator for Frontline News, has written and edited articles for magazines in NY and the UK, is featured in The Telegraph and The New York Times, and speaks several languages.<br /><br />She grew up with her Ukrainian heritage at the forefront of her childhood, and it led to her being fascinated with how storytellers in various cultures passed down their lives to future generations; life stories are where we learn about ourselves, each other, and are the things that matter most, in a world where things move so quickly.<br /><br />Her novel, Motherland (now being relaunched as The Child of Ukraine), is based on an incredible family secret that was revealed by her maternal grandmother, Yulia, only recently, and has been described by people as 'haunting', 'powerful', and 'a fragile and hopeful story of an immigrant family'. It was longlisted for the Readers Digest Self-Published Book Awards, and has been met with critical global acclaim.<br /><br />Her 'conversation books' were published in 2021-2022 and are a series of three themed, handbag-sized books of poetry and prose, designed to help the reader reframe subjects in a way that can help them find hope, magic, empowerment, and love.<br /><br />Her current book, The Child of Ukraine (previously known as Motherland), was relaunched by Bookouture (an imprint of Hachette Books) in July 2022, and a new historical novel will be out in the summer of 2023.<br /><br />Tetyana grew up in a small town in New York, has lived in Italy and the UK, and currently lives in New York with her husband and three children.<br /><br />Her latest novel is The Soldier's Child: A powerful and heartbreaking WW2 saga based on a true story.<br />