Dear Tolstoy your Gandhi by John Kiss

A Russian novelist. An Indian lawyer. A friendship the world never saw coming.

BASED ON A REMARKABLE TRUE STORY

Dear Tolstoy Yours Gandhi tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a 40-year-old Indian lawyer and an 80-year-old Russian author−a friendship that led to the end of British rule in India, and set the stage for the American Civil Rights Movement, as well as the end of South African Apartheid. 

John Kiss skillfully weaves this tale of a shy lawyer, M. K. Gandhi, who dared to write to his long-time inspiration, Leo Tolstoy. Why Tolstoy chose to respond to the unknown lawyer, and how their friendship developed, is unveiled in this compelling historical novel.

Seven years in the writing, Dear Tolstoy Yours, Gandhi draws upon hundreds of letters, diary entries and original sources, to create a magnificent, deeply moving novel from a writer "whose understanding of human psychology never fails to thrill." (The Reviewer)

Advance praise for Dear Tolstoy Yours, Gandhi:

"A triumphant, controversial, and fascinating plunge into a mentor-mentee relationship . . . Irresistible." − The Reviewer

"Gorgeous . . . Moves with the pace of a thriller." − This Week

"This novel is a courageous tribute to Gandhi and his universal teachings. It has a stubborn honesty that feeds the soul." − Dan Klein, The Last Opinion

"Painstakingly researched, beautifully hewn, compulsively readable . . . Not to be missed." − Der Tag