Erika Bekesi's New Novel, STRINGS is Available

Follow one family in their story of revolution, lost love and shattered dreams that spans three countries and 22 years in Erika Bekesi's novel, Strings (now available through AuthorHouse).

Antal is a lover, not a fighter. His adopted brother Peter is the opposite. On the eve of Hungary's 1956 revolution, they argue about their views on the oppressive communist government. Peter urges him to join the cause and fight for revolution, but Antal, a sensitive musician, is resistant despite his opposition to communism. Instead, Antal dreams of a peaceful, music-filled life with his love, Krisztina.

When Krisztina marries another man, Antal is blinded by grief and depression. In his weak state, he blindly follows Peter down the path of demonstration that soon becomes a riot and finally a revolution. The revolutionaries storm the streets of Budapest, Hungary, fighting the evil secret police, the AVO. When it appears that the revolutionaries have won, the brothers return home to their village. However, the fight isn't over yet.

Antal's sister and Peter's fiancé Aniko asks her brother to deliver a note. Unaware that it is an assassination plot that could lead to serious consequences for the family, Antal takes the note. When Krisztina has a change of heart and decides to leave her husband for Antal, her husband uses the note as blackmail, forcing Krisztina to strike a deal to save Antal and his family.

As the Russian invaders crush the resistance, the disillusioned Antal packs his violin and leaves Krisztina, his family and his country behind forever.

Twenty-two years later, Antal returns to Hungary after achieving success in America as a musician and conductor. Krisztina is now a widow with three grown daughters. When Antal's son falls in love with Krisztina's daughter, they are forced to face each other and their pasts once again. Nearly torn apart for a second time by kidnapping and betrayal, the friends stick together through the dramatic and shocking conclusion.

Born in Hungary, Bekesi lived in a small village until she immigrated to the United States at 18. She studied Mesoamerican archaeology at Rutgers University. Based on actual testimonials from the people from her homeland, she wrote this book "for those who were unable to gain their freedom." Strings is the second book in a trilogy. The first and final books, titled Candlelight and The Merchant Prince, are also available through AuthorHouse. She has also written a love story, The Mirror.

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