Fran Livingston has everything: a successful career, a happy marriage, and a lovely home in a charming New England town. But when her husband accepts a once-in-a-lifetime job in Moscow, Fran's life is turned upside down. Stripped of everything familiar, Fran must figure out how to survive in a gray, intimidating city where her new life looks nothing at all like what she left behind.

As her husband's job consumes him, Fran is left alone to navigate the bewildering world of 1990s Russia. Faced with profound culture shock and social isolation, she must make a choice: sit on the sidelines or forge her own path. Fran's decision takes her on an unexpected journey filled with language and cultural differences that force her to confront her deepest fears. When Fran launches an audacious business venture, her resilience is tested in ways she never could have imagined.

Amerikanka is a story about what happens when you lose everything you thought you were, and find out exactly who you were meant to be.