Calling Ukraine

<B>National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and author of <I>Such Good Work</I> Johannes Lichtman returns with a novel that is strikingly relevant to our times—about an American who takes a job in Ukraine in 2018, only to find that his struggle to understand the customs and culture is eclipsed by a romantic entanglement with deadly consequences.</B><BR><BR>Shortly after his thirtieth birthday, John Turner receives a call from an old college friend who makes him an odd job offer: move to Ukraine to teach customer service agents at a startup how to sound American. John’s never been to Ukraine, doesn’t speak Ukrainian, and is supposed to be a journalist, not a consultant. But having just gone through a break-up and the death of his father, it might just be the new start he’s been looking for.<BR><BR>In Ukraine, John understands very little—the language and social customs are impenetrable to him. At work, his employees are fluent in English but have difficu