The Search for Valentina Getsch

Some stories are carried for a lifetime before they are finally told.

The Search for Valentina Getsch is the true story of a man born into absence - separated from his mother as a child, raised without answers, and left to piece together his identity from fragments, silences, and longing. For decades, Valentina was a name spoken softly, a presence felt but never fully known.

After a heart attack brought time sharply into focus, his daughters made a promise: his story would not be lost.

What follows is a deeply human memoir about belonging, inheritance, and the meaning of home. It is a search that spans continents and generations - not just for a missing mother, but for understanding, dignity, and connection. Along the way, it reveals how the past continues to shape us, even when we believe we've moved on.

This is not a story of perfect resolution.
It is a story of love that endures beyond separation.
Of identity formed in the spaces between what was taken and what was chosen.

Written with tenderness and restraint, The Search for Valentina Getsch is for readers drawn to family history, quiet resilience, and the courage it takes to name where we come from - so we can better understand who we are.

Some promises wait years for the right moment. This book is one of them.