Ekaterina

Bank Square Books presents an author signing with Thomas Brillat for the book Ekaterina.

Ekaterina is the saga of a precocious child who matures into a strong-willed, beautiful, and talented White Russian emigree who fights for the freedom to live her own life amidst war, bigotry, and personal loss. Challenged from the moment of her birth, Ekaterina travels from Russia to China to the Philippines and eventually the United States. At each step of her journey, she alternates between victim and heroine but remains a perpetual foreigner in strange lands. Banishment, an unplanned child, men – kind and cruel, death, war, communism, and civil rights consume her. Based on a true story, Ekaterina’s tale is one of tragedy and triumph within the sweeping global political, military, and social changes of the twentieth century. At its core, Ekaterina is a story of loyalty, love, and survival.

About the Author
Tom has been a naval officer, life insurance rep, coastal planner, commercial seaport harbormaster, Rainbow salesman (yes-Rainbows), square-rig sailor, oral storyteller, air-freight manager, non-profit executive, adult educator, and maritime museum professional. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of Rhode Island. He retired as the Director of Interpretation at Mystic Seaport Museum. He and his wife live in southern Rhode Island and have two grown children. Ekaterina is his first novel.

Saturday, February 10, 2024 – 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Bank Square Books
53 West Main Street
Mystic, CT 06355