Glyn Thomas
I'm the author of the blog and the book "Telling Tales". I spent a happy decade in Ukraine working and living and am now settled in the UK with my Ukrainian wife and our three children. The book is based loosely on tales from Anya's past most notably the period of the Holodomor.
Telling Tales
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Please Read Red Famine
I’m about halfway through reading Red Famine by @anneapplebaum and it’s not only riveting – and harrowing – reading but has been so useful to corroborate and provide context to the stories that my wife’s family has told me about … Continue reading
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Progress!
The kids being off school (driving us mad) and me losing my job was bad enough but the final blow last month was my Dad passing away. So, all in all, it’s been a difficult time to write… timewise and … Continue reading