Praise for Love Songs of the Revolution
"Mauldin's conglomeration of texts form a single piece of fiction that works on a number of different levels…. It's all accomplished with wit and aplomb, and as I first read it, I found myself doubting whether or not this truly was fiction."
--KC Kirkley, Curbside Splendor
"The resolution of both the novel and the “Extras” is nothing short of brilliant. Love Songs of the Revolution navigates the wonderfully treacherous, mysterious world known as reality."
--Scott Navicky, author of Humboldt: Or, The Power of Positive Thinking
"Entanglements aside, the mystery slides sleekly from one suspense, emotional pang, or clue to another, ensuring impeccable timing and delivery. Poetic gems glitter throughout. Mauldin is sensitive to detail and nuance, her prose is always vivid and alive."
--Jonathan Brown, The Baltic Times
"We’re not quite sure who’s good and who’s bad, who he should trust and who he should fear, just why he’s doing what he’s doing, but the narration is so stylish and the tempo so compelling that we keep reading."
--Kate Vane, Goodreads
"Mauldin's conglomeration of texts form a single piece of fiction that works on a number of different levels…. It's all accomplished with wit and aplomb, and as I first read it, I found myself doubting whether or not this truly was fiction."
--KC Kirkley, Curbside Splendor
"The resolution of both the novel and the “Extras” is nothing short of brilliant. Love Songs of the Revolution navigates the wonderfully treacherous, mysterious world known as reality."
--Scott Navicky, author of Humboldt: Or, The Power of Positive Thinking
"Entanglements aside, the mystery slides sleekly from one suspense, emotional pang, or clue to another, ensuring impeccable timing and delivery. Poetic gems glitter throughout. Mauldin is sensitive to detail and nuance, her prose is always vivid and alive."
--Jonathan Brown, The Baltic Times
"We’re not quite sure who’s good and who’s bad, who he should trust and who he should fear, just why he’s doing what he’s doing, but the narration is so stylish and the tempo so compelling that we keep reading."
--Kate Vane, Goodreads
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about the book
An official painter for the Lithuanian Communist Party, Martynas Kudirka enjoys a pleasant, unremarkable life with a beautiful wife and all the privileges that come with being a party member. Yet in the summer of 1989, his ordinary world suddenly turns upside down. Political revolt is breaking out across Eastern Europe, and Martynas comes home to find his wife dead on the kitchen floor with a knife in her back. Realizing the police will not investigate, he sets out to find his wife's killer…. Read more
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inspiration
Inspiration for Love Songs of the Revolution came from a variety of places, including this fascinating video with music and images from the Baltic Way demonstration in 1989:
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research
Read my essay at Necessary Fiction about how I did research for the novel:
SMALL TOWN, BROWN DOG |
