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Under this unbroken sky, Shandi Mitchell

Label
Under this unbroken sky, Shandi Mitchell
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
novels
Main title
Under this unbroken sky
Responsibility statement
Shandi Mitchell
Summary
Portrays a family forced to flee their once-beloved Ukraine in the middle of the night for Canada. Determined to build a new life for themselves, they take to the land, and as the crops flourish their spirits are revived--that is, until the return of a scheming relative with an unforgivable plan. In the spring of 1938, Theo Mykolayenko returns to his family after a year spent in prison for the crime of trying to feed them. A survivor of war and Stalin's crimes in the Ukraine, Theo refuses to be defeated. With desperate resolve he takes to the land and, as the crops grow, his family heals and strengthens. But the return of his brother-in-law threatens to take away everything they have build
Target audience
general
Classification