Jade Beads

The war has long ended, but the wounds it left won’t heal. Sitting by the window, Ksenia sorts through a thread of jade beads and thinks about the man who has always been the only person in the world for her. About the one people considered a traitor and a servant of the “fritz”—not knowing what a complex and dangerous mission he carries out…

War passed like a kaleidoscope; years flashed by, and Ksenia still keeps that cherished thread and believes in a miracle.

The short story “Jade Beads,” based on a real story, is a tale of love without obstacles. Neither political turmoil, nor being separated by distance, nor long years apart could cool the passion and love, tenderness and strong feelings of the lovers—they were tied together forever, like a string of jade beads.