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No Man's Land: Reschen Valley Part 1 Kindle Edition

by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A plan to flood her valley. A means to destroy her culture.

1920, former Austrian Tyrol. Katharina Thaler prepares to be the first woman to ever own a farm in the Reschen Valley. The Great War has taken more than her beloved family, it has robbed the province of its autonomy and severed it in half. As her countrymen fight to prevent the annexation to Italy, Katharina finds a wounded Italian engineer on her mountain. Her decision to save Angelo Grimani’s life, however, thrusts both of them into the middle of a new world order—a labyrinth of corruption, prejudice, and greed.

Trapped between a growing fascist regime and a man who threatens to tear her home away, Katharina must decide what to protect: love or country?

This gripping, historical saga reveals one of the least known political crises in Europe: the South Tyrolean and Italian conflict, which spanned nearly a century. The Reschen Valley series is based on the flooding of the valley that is now the Reschen Lake dam and reservoir, where a centuries-old church tower still stands straight out of the water.

NO MAN’S LAND is the first book in the Reschen Valley historical fiction series. If you enjoy gripping, meticulously researched historical fiction, with characters that stay long after you've read the last chapter, you will love Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger’s vivid saga.

"An authentic, rich story." Laurel Busch, historical fiction editor and author

"Well-executed…powerful…moved me to my core.” Ann Howard Creel, The Whiskey Sea

"...vivid and intriguing...will have you mesmerized from page one." Kristi Saare Duarte, The Transmigrant

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About No Man's Land and the series: "Lucyk-Berger has not only created a very enthralling novel but one that is utterly engrossing...and has set (the characters) up for what promises to be a must-read series. A real gem." - Mary Anne Yarde, Award-winning author of the DuLac Chronicles and Myths, Legends, Books & Coffee Pots book reviewer.About The Breach: "Wonderfully addictive. Lucyk-Berger is a born storyteller." - Mary Anne Yarde About The Smuggler of Reschen Pass: "This story appalled, impressed, and fascinated in equal measures. It is wonderfully told and impossible to put down." - Mary Anne YardeThe Reschen Valley Series Season 1 Box Set, which includes Books 1-2 and the Prequel were awarded The Coffee Pot Book Club Book Award 2019. For the full review by Mary Anne Yarde: goo.gl/uUJqSw
"An authentic, rich story." --Laurel Busch, Book Reviewer and Historian"Well-executed...powerful...moved me to my core." --Ann Howard Creel, The Uncertain Season"...vivid and intriguing...transports you to another time and place." --Kristi Saare Duarte, The Transmigrant"Utterly atmospheric. I could not put this down." --Louisa M. Bauman, Sword of Peace"It was so tense, I felt like I was holding my breath, and I couldn't wait to find out what would happen next. Even better than the first one, and I did not expect that."- Dori Harrell, A Christmas Hallelujah

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B078WDPDSJ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Inktreks; 3rd edition (January 25, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 25, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2591 KB
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 314 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger

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Award-winning historical fiction!

Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger is a Ukrainian-American who transplanted to Austria. She is the granddaughter of Ukrainian partisans and grandparents who survived a Nazi concentration camp.

Born in 1969, she grew up in the culture-rich neighborhood of "Nordeast" Minneapolis, part of the Ukrainian diaspora, and started her writing career with short stories, travel narratives, and poetry. She worked as a journalist and managing magazine editor, before jumping the desk and pursuing her own writing and traveling.

Her books tackle David-vs.-Goliath themes with strong women battling for the Underdogs against a system, be it political, geographical, or industrial. Sometimes all three. "I enjoy discovering the good, the bad, and the ugly in my characters when they come into conflict," she says. "And all of my stories have been inspired by injustices I've discovered along my travels."

The RESCHEN VALLEY series is based on the South Tyrolean-Italian conflict during the interwar period and was inspired by her travels to the Reschen Lake reservoir.

Her collection of short stories, which "reads like a novel", SOUVENIRS FROM KYIV won the silver medal in the IPPY Book Awards 2020 and features six stories inspired by true accounts from WW2 Ukraine. THE WOMAN AT THE GATES she calls her magnum opus and is based on her family in WW2 Ukraine.

THE GIRL FROM THE MOUNTAINS was inspired by an anecdote about a Nazi family from Austria.

Her DIPLOMAT'S WIFE trilogy (2023) follows Kitty Larsson, a U.S. senator's daughter who marries an Austrian diplomat before the Anschluss, only to discover that his family is not what she thought they were. Part spy-thriller, part political-thriller, the series promises a wild romp as Kitty navigates the events of WW2 with her moral compass in hand.

For more on Chrystyna, dive in at inktreks(dot)com.

AWARDS:

IPPY Book Award 2020 silver medal winner for SOUVENIRS FROM KYIV.

Long-listed in the Flash500 Novel Competition 2017 for No Man's Land/The Breach.

Winner of the Flash500 Short Story Competition with an extract from Bolzano.

Winner of the Coffee Pot Book Club Book Award Box and Box Set of the Year 2019 for the Reschen Valley Box Set.

A Discovered Diamond, shortlisted for Book of the Month July 2019, Reschen Valley Box Set

Reader's Favorite 5-star reviews for Bolzano, The Smuggler of Reschen Pass, and Magda's Mark (featured in The Road to Liberation Collection).

HNS International Short Story 2nd Place Winner 2014 for Souvenirs from Kyiv (short story in the Souvenirs from Kyiv collection)

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Janet
5.0 out of 5 stars Great historical fiction!
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2023
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I LOVE historical fiction when I get real history, real places, real events! That is what you will find in the Reschen Series. It covers history after WWI in the Austrian/Italian border. The characters show all the different viewpoints (Italians, Austrians, Germans, both male and female), which makes an intriguing story. This was history I had never heard of. I read this 1st book in the series, and just purchased the 2nd. I am eager to continue reading. It is a joy to read quality historical fiction like this!
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KristiDNYC
4.0 out of 5 stars European History Novel At Its Best
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2018
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No Man’s Land is an earthy, passionate novel about a young Tyrolean woman at the end of the Great War. Lucyk-Berger expertly intertwines the stories of the farmer Katharina, the handsome Italian engineer whose life she saves, and the power-struggle between the Italian occupants, the Fascists, and the Austrian farmers who want to save their valley from exploitation. No Man’s land is a vivid and intriguing narrative that transports the reader to another time and place, and will have you mesmerized from page one.
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Evie
3.0 out of 5 stars political
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024
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The book is well written. I don’t care for politics so it’s a difficult read for me. The characters are very interesting.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting and meticulously researched
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2018
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If you love riveting, meticulously researched historical fiction, you’ll love “No Man’s Land.” First thing I’d like to mention is that I instantly felt connected with the main heroine, Katharina. She’s everything I always look for in a protagonist - strong and self-sufficient despite living in a very patriarchal, male-dominated Tyrolean community. Her devotion to her land and desire to improve it even in view of a highly unfavorable political situation (we’re talking post-WWI Italian occupation of the area) made me respect her even more. Reschen Valley itself - its culture, traditions, and lifestyle - is described with such authenticity that I could only applaud the author for her detailed research. What I also enjoyed was how both sides, the Austrians and the Italians, were presented in this novel. The tension between the occupying forces and the local population, the rising of the fascist movement in Italy, the greed and corruption of certain profiteers (I’m talking about Angelo’s father here) - all this makes “No Man’s Land” a truly epic saga. And of course, there’s a love story, both beautiful and devastating, but I won’t give away any more spoilers here. Read it - you won’t regret it, I promise. I’ll definitely be continuing with the series!
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MKW
5.0 out of 5 stars I have read all of the books in this series - I highly recommend them.
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2018
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I enjoyed this book, and was thankful I had read "The Smuggler of Reschen Valley" first. Although it is not essential, it does provide a depth to the story. Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger does a fantastic job of writing in a way that visualizing the scenes and characters is very easy to do. Katharina is searching for her place, and some security. Due to inheritance laws, she is kind of left in No-Man's Land.... I am a little late writing this review because I went on to read the rest of the books in this series. I learned a lot about the history of this area and am glad I found this author and these books. I read this book in 3 days with 2 grandchildren living in my house, and could only read after they went to sleep at night. it is a page-turner.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An engaging and well-written historical fiction novel
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2019
Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger presents an engaging and well-written historical fiction novel. Set in the 1920s, life in the Tyrol is hard. After World War I, the Austrian borders were redrawn and the Tyrol is “gifted” to Italy. Populism is rising in Italy, and the politicians and bureaucrats want to redefine the Tyroleans as Italians. The people was forced to Latinize their names, learn Italian, and burgeoning power companies want to flood their land to use to produce electricity to power much of Northern Italy. She has meticulously researched the era and the company, and she gives the tastes, sights and smells of the Austrian Tyrol as well as the history. I have traveled in Italy’s Alto Adige and had no idea I was missing so much of its history and culture.
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Marina Osipova
5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging from the very first page
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2019
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No Man’s Land brings the reader to the land rarely visited by novelists – Austrian Tyrol, which after the WWI is not Austrian at all. Annexed by Italy, the land and people are now facing the harsh reality (I’m not going to give spoilers here).
In her flowing narrative and with the beautiful, descriptive language the author engages the reader with Katharina, the main character, and other people both Tiroleans and Italians. The conflict is palpable; the stakes are high; the future doesn’t seem bright. Katharina’s confused relationship first with Angelo and then with Florian was so touching, I couldn’t wait to see how these complicated relationships would develop. As a reader, I felt as though I was alongside with them all along their difficult journey (which I’m going to continue through the following books of the series).
Compiled with attention to details, the author presents a meticulously researched historical background.
I highly recommend this story, which I'm sure will captivate you from beginning to end.
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Janice Hamman
5.0 out of 5 stars What will the out come be between the Tryoleans and the Italians?
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021
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Katharina dresses and works like a man on her father's farm. She wants to own the farm. Her father said he would put it in her name, but she becomes pregnant and needs to marry. One restriction for a woman to own property was that she must be unmarried. This area where she lives lost the war to the Italians. They want to change things especially the Reschen Vally where they want to put dams and use this to make electricity. This is will flood the land and take away property own by the Tryoleans who aren't happy about this. There is politics involved, a love story, descriptions of the country, and history. It isn't light reading, but it is very interesting.
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Grandpa
5.0 out of 5 stars Forbidden love in post-war uncertainty
Reviewed in Germany on December 22, 2018
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Set shortly after the Great War, the story takes place in a mountain province whose fate as a polity was decided by the great powers hundreds of kilometers away in Paris.

No Man's Land is the story of a young woman, Katharina, living in the Reschen Valley with her grandfather. Illness and war have taken the rest of her family away. She falls in love with an injured stranger, Angelo, whom she has taken in to her home in order to nurse him to health. She must keep this a secret from the rest of the community, who are all quite set in their ways.

Written in an elegant style, it is a compelling story that makes me want to know not only what happens to the young woman, her secret lover, and the local community, but also what is going on the tumultuous interwar period in Europe. An entertaining read that will enlighten you about a period of history that is often glossed over.
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martaA
5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful and real
Reviewed in Italy on May 7, 2018
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in Arlund, people life is strong, slow, but a big news after war will transform them.
in Bolzano you can touch the air of fear, revolution, military ordung, discrimation, strategy and politic projects.
but the book is also a romantic story, I suggest you to read it, you'll love it.
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lynmardon
4.0 out of 5 stars Authentic and captivating
Reviewed in Australia on March 18, 2018
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I received this book for free from Amazon via Bookbub and I'm so glad that I did as I may otherwise never have discovered this author.

What a great story! This book is a long way from the usual genre that I read but it captivated me from the moment that I started it. Several stories - the two main ones of the main characters, as well as secondary stories such as the Tyroleans fight for independence and the fascist's rise to power - intertwine seamlessly and provide a rich, authentic narrative of the times. This book has been very well researched and is full of details, although this does not detract from the story and only adds to it.

I would highly recommend this book although be warned - it is addictive and is not a stand alone story, it leaves you hanging for the next book! I look forward to the next one.
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Toscana
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2019
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This book is set in a part of Italy i visited as a child in the sixties, and I remember the Italian soldiers guarding a nearby dam from protesters. So, it was interesting to read a story set around the beginnings of the complex annexation.
The heroine is a feisty character and I felt for her plight when as an innocent, over-protected young woman she ends up having to marry her rescuer (no spoilers).
The descriptions of the beautiful mountains are stunning.
I'd have given the book 5 stars but I felt cheated with the ending. I was left in mid-air and annoyed when I realised I have to buy the next book to find out what happens next.
I have to eat my words now and say that I have now bought the box set and will be able to read the other parts. I will review it asap. Thanks for the offer.
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Jannie
4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting story with a selfish, self-centered main character.
Reviewed in Australia on September 2, 2018
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This was well written and quite an intriguing story line. The main character was so self centered that it was easy to lose patience with him. The other characters interacted well and I had to keep reading to discover how it all would end.
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