under this unbroken sky by shandi mitchell

Rich with fiery conflict and culminating in a gut-wrenching climax, this is an unforgettably powerful novel from a passionate new voice in contemporary literature. Shandi Mitchell has woven an unbearably suspenseful story, written in a language of luminous beauty and clarity. Under This Unbroken Sky is a mesmerizing tale of love and greed, pride and desperation, that will resonate long after the last page is turned. Anna's rogue husband, the arrogant and scheming Stefan, unexpectedly returns, stirring up rancor and discord that will end in violence and tragedy. But the family's hopes and newfound happiness are short-lived. As he tirelessly clears the untamed land, Teodor begins to heal himself and his children. Update this section You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this section. While he was gone, his wife, Maria their five children and his sister, Anna, struggled to survive on the harsh northern Canadian prairie, but now Teodor-a man who has overcome drought, starvation, and Stalin's purges-is determined to make a better life for them. Wide open spaces under the broad expanse of sky free it is symbolic of the promise of redemption and a new life from persecution especially for migrants like Teodor and Maria who had escaped oppressive regimes.

Award-winning writer Shandi Mitchell based this evocative and compelling narrative of struggle and survival on the Canadian prairie on her own family. After nearly two years in prison for the crime of stealing his own grain, Ukrainian immigrant Teodor Mykolayenko is a free man. The story of an immigrant family trying to build a life in an unforgiving new world, Under This Unbroken Sky is a mesmerizing and absorbing first novel of love and greed, pride and desperation. The plot centers around Teodor Mykolayenko, a toiling Ukrainian immigrant who has. Evocative and compelling, rich in imagination and atmosphere, Under This Unbroken Sky is a beautifully wrought debut from a gifted new novelist. Under This Unbroken Sky is the debut novel of author Shandi Mitchell, telling the tragic, moving tale of a Ukrainian immigrant struggling to reconnect with his family and heal together after being separated from them for nearly two years.

Under this unbroken sky by shandi mitchell