**AN EPIC TALE OF A UKRAINIAN FAMILY’S STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE “Remarkable. . . . Mitchell’s harrowing story delivers an unforgettable literary tribute to an immigrant people and their struggle. The lyrical style, the riveting historical material, and the treatment of prejudice make the novel a great book-club choice.” —Booklist (starred review)** “Utterly gripping. Epic in scope, this tale of family feuds, violence and hardship follows the fortunes of Theo Mykolayenko, a Ukrainian survivor of Stalin’s labour camps who starts a new life in the harsh Canadian Prairies. His mettle is tested to the limit by the land and his neighbours’ hostilities, but eventually his fields are golden with corn and his family start to thrive. That is, until the return of his sister’s malevolent, drunken husband, whose merciless greed threatens to undermine everything Theo has so resolutely worked for. Beautifully pitched and unsentimental in execution. Brilliant.” —Marie Claire 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 Stalin’s crimes in Ukraine, he takes to the land with unbending resolve, and as the crops grow, his family heals and strengthens. But the family’s hopes and newfound happiness are short-lived when Anna’s 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 don’t, Under This Unbroken Sky is a magnificent piece of storytelling from a remarkable new voice in contemporary literature.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.34 Inches (H) x 5.12 Inches (W) x .84 Inches (D)Weight: .59 PoundsSuggested Age: 22 Years and UpNumber of Pages: 352Genre: Fiction + Literature GenresSub-Genre: Family LifePublisher: Harper PerennialFormat: PaperbackAuthor: Shandi MitchellLanguage: EnglishStreet Date: August 24, 2010TCIN: 85118187UPC: 9780061774034Item Number (DPCI): 247-53-3335Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
An epic tale for fans of Jane Smiley, Annie Proulx and John Steinbeck. 'This stunning first novel is powerful, tragic and utterly gripping' The Times 'Epic in scope, beautifully pitched and unsentimental in execution. Brilliant' Marie Claire 'This tautly controlled epic should keep those in search of some holiday literary escapism hooked' Metro Spring, 1938. Teodor returns home after nearly two years spent in prison for the crime of trying to feed his children. Now, he and his family are determined not only to survive, but to build a better life for themselves. But it is not just the unrelenting landscape that Teodor must fight against. His sister's husband has an unforgivable plan that threatens to take everything away from them. Nearly all is lost when a brother is pitted against a sister, and a mother against her child, with dramatic and heartbreaking consequences.
He seems like another lost soul looking for help at the street clinic where Dr. Marti Powell works. But the man called Stride is something less than lost and something more than human. His touch opens Marti to a world she didn't know existed and turns her life inside out. As Marti struggles to master her new abilities, she is plunged into a battle between forces that will either bring heaven and earth closer together or tear them apart. This story of aching love between human and angel pulses with the beauty and mystery of what it means to be mortal - and the ways our existence is shot through with the infinite. Beyond fantasy it offers a vision of a deeper reality and the gifts it holds for us. \"A parable, a thriller, a spiritual odyssey, a love story, and a novel for our time.\" - Philip Shepherd (New Self, New World) \"A rip-roaring story that closes the gap between imagination and reality\" - Amanda Hale (Sounding the Blood) \"Vivid, thought-provoking and startlingly beautiful.... A battle cry to be fully alive.\" - Shandi Mitchell (Under This Unbroken Sky) \"This book contains many worlds, and takes the reader to all of them.\" -Gale Zoe Garnett (Visible Amazement)
Dimensions (Overall): 8.98 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 1.08 Inches (D)Weight: 1.21 PoundsSuggested Age: 22 Years and UpNumber of Pages: 488Genre: Fiction + Literature GenresSub-Genre: Family LifePublisher: Harper Large PrintTheme: GeneralFormat: PaperbackAuthor: Shandi MitchellLanguage: EnglishStreet Date: September 8, 2009TCIN: 92765161UPC: 9780061885266Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-5464Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
Books I Read (Or Tried To Read) During Spring and Summer 2020: A List.
