Yulia's War Within
About
In a war that nobody wanted, when a country asked its citizens to lead, to defend and to fight, not all were capable of rising. One couple raised their hands in the name of freedom.
And the price they paid was terminal.
Maksym left home a writer, and came home in a dignified transfer with other valiant soldiers from the same village. They were among the thousands of ordinary citizens making the ultimate sacrifice.
In the months following the death of her husband, Yulia walked the stages of grief, but not alone. A support group built on family traditions comforted the widows of Ukraine’s fallen.
When it came time to stand on her own, Yulia had one mission: to give her country the same selfless gift as her husband. The young nurse had volunteered for the front lines.
Yulia’s War Within joins the widow as she delivers on a personal pledge: to experience what he experienced, to give as he gave. Along the way, she encounters like-minded patriots, including a man named Ivan, a doctor named Matviy, and most importantly of all, the version of herself she knew existed.
This touching novella from award-winning author Matthew Fults picks up where his acclaimed novel The Sunflower Widows left off, with Yulia, still grappling with loss and doubt, throwing her fate to the wind in tribute of her beloved husband.
Praise for this book
Yulia’s War Within is a haunting, deeply moving novella that captures the human cost and tragic senselessness of the war in Ukraine. Written with emotional depth and lyrical prose, Matthew Fults masterfully crafts a poignant narrative that follows one woman’s painful journey from wedded bliss to profound grief, driving her straight to the front lines to honor her fallen husband. Seamlessly blending quiet inner reflection with heart-pounding suspense, the novella surges with the urgency of a tense thriller at times as Yulia is hunted by drones in a treacherous forest toward the frontline hospital where she has been assigned. Part of Fults’ series of The Ukraine Stories, Yulia’s War Within is a stunning, unforgettable homage to the resilience of the human spirit amid unbearable tragedy.