Soul to Soul

This memoir tells the story of Yelena Khanga, a Russian journalist of African American and Jewish descent, and her American grandmother, Lily Golden. It traces their family's unique history, from Khanga's great-grandparents who left the American South for the Soviet Union in the 1930s, to her own experiences navigating identity and heritage across two vastly different cultures. The book offers a personal look at the intersections of race, politics, and family bonds through the 20th century.