The Quiet That Remains

About the Book

As war once again engulfs Ukraine, The Quiet That Remains offers a timely account of how everyday lives endured a century of occupation, repression, and exile. Through the story of one family — psalmists, villagers, refugees — it traces the experience of Ukraine's turbulent twentieth century from below.

Drawing on parish records, Soviet archives, and personal papers, it reveals how Ukrainian identity survived through ritual, memory, and silence. From the fall of the Cossack Hetmanate to the Holodomor, Nazi occupation, and Cold War exile in Britain, this story reflects the quiet resilience of millions.

Rigorous, lyrical, and deeply humane, The Quiet That Remains is a landmark work of history — a rare glimpse into the cost of survival when nations are silenced and the past must be pieced together from fragments.

About the Author

Ben Skliar-Ward is a writer and researcher with a longstanding interest in political history and the silences left by conflict. With family roots in Ukraine and a background in archival research, he brings a reflective, grounded perspective to questions of identity, survival, and historical memory. The Quiet That Remains is his first book.

Pre-Order

The Quiet That Remains launches 31 August 2025. Available for pre-order soon.