This book is not a romance novel, nor is it just another relationship book. This is a story of one man's journey to find that perfect and elusive love, and the hard lessons learned along the way. It chronicles the experiences of two people, who came from two completely different cultures, spoke different languages and who started their lives on opposite ends of the earth. And how these two very different lives, one day, and despite overwhelming odds, crossed paths and fell in love, giving credence to the theory of a soul mate! This story explores the journey of a teenage girl named Ildiko who was born and raised in eastern-central Europe in a country that was devastated by two world wars; a country that had experienced Nazi oppression and then Soviet oppression until the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. And how Ildiko managed to defect to Austria where she lived in a refugee camp, before making it to America by the slimmest of odds. In my opinion this book is a must read for singles. I would also highly recommend it for those who are in a struggling marriage and especially for those considering marriage! This book was written from a very different point of view than any other relationship book that you have ever read. And it will give readers an honest and strait forward way at looking at love, commitment and marriage!