My father was a 1956 refugee from Hungary, and my desire to write was kindled by watching him click away at the keys of his manual typewriter. CLOUDS OVER MARKOTA began with the unfinished manuscript that he left behind when he passed away.
I was born in Canada, so I was unprepared to complete this work until after I travelled to Hungary, rented an apartment in Budapest, walked the narrow streets that the Soviet tanks once rolled down, and visited the tiny village of Markota - where my father is from and where the novel is set. There I gained the cultural understanding which enabled the story to find its direction and the characters to come alive. This novel is available on Amazon. The Hungarian translation (Felhők Markota Felett) has just been launched in Hungary.(2010)