Out of Ukraine
June 14, 2024
ISBN-13: 9781950561179
Eric and Abby travel from California to Ukraine to pick up Jillian, born via surrogacy, when Russia attacks and they are forced to flee. It is the middle of the COVID pandemic in the frigid temperatures of winter as they escape the horrors of war with an infant and little else.
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"Gallo recounts the many hours walking with Jillian in the freezing cold in an effort to reach the Polish border. “They walked on and the closer they got to the border, the more crowded it got. ‘I wish we could find out what’s going—.’ His sentence was flattened by a huge explosion. People screamed and started running in every direction.”
There is much, much more to come. Readers will find they are turning pages far into the night."
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"Emily Gallo’s attention to detail in Out of Ukraine makes the book feel as though it could only have been written by someone who faced all the challenges firsthand. Every turn is met with another blockade, forcing Abby and Eric to devise unique strategies to overcome their circumstances."
- Wine Cellar Library​