Fitch's passion for history's grand narratives and potent themes evolved into a desire to write fiction, seeking to capture the immediacy of lived experience. Her novels often explore the coming-of-age journey of young individuals grappling with identity amidst significant historical and personal upheavals. Fitch crafts compelling portraits of characters navigating complex emotional landscapes and societal shifts with a distinctive narrative voice. She is celebrated for her ability to weave profound psychological insight with immersive storytelling, bringing historical periods and personal struggles vividly to life.
"Brilliant...a world of furious beauty, sprawling, majestic landscapes, and erotically charged and traumatic encounters, with life and love hanging in the balance"-- Los Angeles Review of BooksThe epic journey continues... A young Russian woman comes into her own in the midst of revolution and civil war.