Asya's Laws: Lessons in Love Lost and Found

This book is a must read for all! I can't say enough about this wonderful story. A very personal view of Asya's life and her strength and courage to face anything and everything that life throws at her. You can't help but learn and grow from her experiences. I really loved Chapter 11: New York, New York! It was so interesting to hear another culture's perspective of America. The "little" things in life that we as Americans take for granted. And "Asya's Laws" are so thought provoking. My favorites are "Celebrate the beauty of your friends" in Chapter 6; "Learn to live with it" in Chapter 7; and "A real man does not keep a lady waiting at the theater" in Chapter 10 (just to name a few). The way Asya speaks is so creative; "I drank in her looks like a cup of cold coffee that had no sugar or cream" in Chapter 10. And let's not forget the recipes in the back of the book for Asya's Borscht and Goulash. I've tried them both and they are delicious! Thanks to Asya for sharing her life with the world.

The love story was enjoyable, BUT the most interesting part for those of us of an age to have spent our childhood diving under school desks during "air raids," is learning how the "Enemy" was living. Asya was growing up in Latvia during the occupations. We have had no real idea how the common people were handling all that. Now with this book, we have a great deal of insight. History lessons, wrapped up in a love story, are the best kind!

This is JUST one INCREDIBLE story!! I figured I'd read a couple chapters with my 8:00am coffee before I started work and 6 hour later (and no work accomplished), I had read one of the best stories I've read (non-fiction and fiction) in a LONG, LONG time! Reading about Asya's culture in Latvia while growing up, learning about her parents experiences, her loves and her subsequent move to the U.S was educational, enlightening and, most of all, enthralling!!! Her story made me laugh at times and made my heart break at others. It is such a wonderful tale about an endearing and enduring human spirit. A MUST READ!!

I loved reading Asya's Laws because of Asya's wonderful Eastern European woman's perspective and experiences on love. Even though we grew up in the same era, I felt like we lived in two wildly different experiences and times. Her absolutely refreshing views on love and life gave me an incredible new outlook on my own life. I am recommending this book to every woman I know and have found several men who love the historical references of living behind the Iron Curtain. Do you have a friend who you want to tell how much you treasure their friendship? Send them a copy of Asya's Laws today!!

I enjoyed reading this story of Asya's life growing up behind the Iron Curtain and how the joy of coming to America and the freedom it afforded her contrasted with the challenges facing her. The book was a quick read and I found myself unable to put it down until I had finished. I will highly recommend this to all my friends and anticipate loaning it to friends but not until I have re-read it a 2nd time.