February 2010 Debut of the Month.
If I had a star choice for the month this would be it. It is a devastating, powerful tale of poverty, endurance, jealousy, hardship and sadness, set in 1938 amongst Ukrainian immigrants trying to carve out a life for themselves in the Canadian wilderness. It ends up setting family members against each other in a story that fair hits you in the stomach. A must read.
Comparison: John Steinbeck, Leif Enger (Peace Like a River), Alistair Macleod (No Great Mischief).
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In the spring of 1938, Teodor Mykolayenko returns to his family after a year spent in prison for the crime of trying to feed them. His wife and children have been living under the care of his sister Anna on the harsh and unforgiving prairie landscape. Channelling the great inner power that enabled him to survive drought, starvation, warfare, and Stalins crimes in Ukraine, he takes to the land with unbending resolve, and as the crops grow, his family heals and strengthens. But the familys hopes and newfound happiness are short-lived when Annas rogue husband returns with an unforgiveable plan that threatens to take away everything they have built. A novel about family, pride, the resiliency and fragility of the human spirit and the fine line between those who break and those who dont, Under This Unbroken Sky is a magnificent piece of storytelling from a remarkable new voice in contemporary literature.
Under This Unbroken Sky features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Debut Books of the Month, Family Drama, Historical Fiction, Book Club Recommendations, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Under This Unbroken Sky is available in Paperback, Ebook
Under This Unbroken Sky was written by Shandi Mitchell and published by Penguin Canada
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