‘Someone’s Listening’ blends a real life drama in which a daughter, intent of distracting her terminally ill father from his inevitable fate, tells an epic story that spans continents, triumphs over oppression and highlights the struggle to assimilate. In it Lidia escapes Bulgaria at the close of WWII, but her newfound freedom in Australia is met with challenges of identity and loneliness. When the Iron Curtain falls she returns to her homeland and in her search for family, a monstrous betrayal and an unexpected love are revealed.

Historical Fiction, Romance, Suspense / Thriller, War, Drama, Epic,

Someone’s Listening was written over ten months, as I witnessed the demise of my terminally ill father. With shades of Arabian Nights, I wrote into the small hours of the morning in order to read a few pages to him the following day. Three weeks before his death I completed the story and had it bou

On returning to Bulgaria Lidia’s cousin Jana informs her that the Turkish soldier who had found her on the riverbank had come to Sofia a year prior thinking Lidia may have returned to Bulgaria. He was eager to meet her (he’d loved her from the day he’d met her unbeknown to Lidia). However he is disa

Sofia (Bulgaria), Istanbul (Turkey), Sydney (Australia)

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Internal Journey/Rebirth

Happy Ending, Twist

Nudity

Name: Lidia Ivanova

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Aspiring, Blunt, Complex, Educated, Perseverance, Romantic, Adventurous, Beautiful, Confident, Heroic, Honorable, Outspoken

Name: Petar

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Role: Antagonist

Key Traits: Blunt, Manipulative, Masculine, Skillful, Seductive, Sexy, Adventurous, Leader, Lone Wolf, Outspoken, Sarcastic, Power-hungry, Villainous, Aggressive, Aspiring, Criminal, Decisive, Narcissistic, Secretive, Charming, Confident, Greedy, Heartthrob, Perseverance

Name: Gabir Yilmaz

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Role: Emotional

Key Traits: Empathetic, Faithful, Masculine, Perseverance, Selfless, Adventurous, Complex, Honorable, Romantic, Skillful, Strong Moral Code, Clumsy, Decisive, Modest

Name: Aleksander Ivanov

Age: 42

Gender: Male

Role: Mentor

Key Traits: Decisive, Faithful, Sophisticated, Charming, Empathetic, Engaging, Masculine, Modest, Skillful, Aspiring, Complex, Educated, Funny, Honorable, Leader, Confident, Outspoken, Strong Moral Code

Age: 35-54

Target Gender: Universal

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Status: Yes: self-published

Year Published: 2018

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