From Stalin's USSR to the FBI's doorstep-what does it take to truly come home?

In this powerful sequel to the award-winning The Repatriate, Tom Mooradian returns to the U.S. after thirteen years behind the Iron Curtain. But Cold War America brings new challenges: FBI scrutiny, lingering suspicions, and the haunting memories of a homeland that betrayed him.

After thirteen harrowing years behind the Iron Curtain, Mooradian finally returns to the United States - only to find that reentering American life in the shadow of the Cold War and McCarthyism comes with its own dangers. Freedom feels different when the FBI has questions, old ghosts still linger, and the meaning of "home" is not as certain as it once seemed.

This deeply personal account captures one man's struggle to bridge two worlds - Soviet and American - while navigating the unexpected consequences of surviving Stalin's USSR.

At once intimate and historically resonant, The Repatriate Returns is a powerful story of resilience, identity, and the lifelong search for belonging.