“On reading the last page my curiosity piqued with more questions than answers in this deeply moving account of one family’s fight to freely live in safety. I say more questions than answers because I sense the author was unable to divulge the true extent of the secrets held of powerful Russian men and to reveal more would be dangerous to do so.”
The pressure builds throughout this true account and retelling of events in the early 2000s through to recent years. British worker Nick Stride met an married his Russian wife Luda during the reign of Gorbachev and Yeltsin whilst working on the extravagant construction of the new breed of powerful Russian men – the Oligarchs.
As Russian leadership and power changed Nick’s work with Igor Shuvalov – Putin’s shadow man, it became too dangerous for his young family to remain in Russia. An audacious plan is hatched with Nick, Luda and their two young children fleeing Russia. With the UK being increasingly unsafe, Nick is set on getting his family to a safe and free nation. Here’s where his plans become unstuck.
Immigration red tape, a lack of credible information and procedural support thwart Nick’s family plans and send them to the heart of this tale – his years hiding in Australia’s vast and wild outback.
The cost of running is a price too high and their fractured family now reside in New Zealand. One cannot help but wonder if that had chosen New Zealand in the first bid for freedom instead of Australia, if circumstances would have been vastly different.
A fascinating insight into what one man would do to protect his family and if you are a fan of Bill Browder’s Red Notice then you’ll be intrigued with Run For Your Life also.
Simon and Schuster
ISBN9781761424069