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Born in the frozen heart of Russia, Diana entered a world that rejected her before she could speak. Abandoned as an infant and left to grow up in a bleak orphanage, she was marked by the color of her skin—a constant reminder that she did not belong. Too dark to be Russian, too different to be accepted, she became an outcast in the very place meant to protect her. Cruel whispers, sharp stares, and daily battles for food and dignity were her childhood companions. Yet through every act of cruelty, Diana learned resilience—turning silence into her shield and scraps of hope into her survival.
This powerful memoir captures Diana’s life from ages seven to nine, when she faced isolation, racism, and neglect with a spirit that refused to be broken. Each insult became fuel, every scar proof of her will to endure. Beneath the cold, dirty walls of the orphanage burned a fierce longing—for love, for freedom, for a family to call her own. But will resilience be enough to carry her toward the belonging she so desperately seeks, or will she remain fighting for a love the world seemed unwilling to give?
(prior to her being 7-,9, Diana has no memories of her life; all she wishes is that she was treated with some decency)
Born in the frozen heart of Russia, Diana entered a world that rejected her before she could speak. Abandoned as an infant and left to grow up in a bleak orphanage, she was marked by the color of her skin—a constant reminder that she did not belong. Too dark to be Russian, too different to be accepted, she became an outcast in the very place meant to protect her. Cruel whispers, sharp stares, and daily battles for food and dignity were her childhood companions. Yet through every act of cruelty, Diana learned resilience—turning silence into her shield and scraps of hope into her survival.
This powerful memoir captures Diana’s life from ages seven to nine, when she faced isolation, racism, and neglect with a spirit that refused to be broken. Each insult became fuel, every scar proof of her will to endure. Beneath the cold, dirty walls of the orphanage burned a fierce longing—for love, for freedom, for a family to call her own. But will resilience be enough to carry her toward the belonging she so desperately seeks, or will she remain fighting for a love the world seemed unwilling to give?
(prior to her being 7-,9, Diana has no memories of her life; all she wishes is that she was treated with some decency)