Under This Unbroken Sky - Couverture rigide

Mitchell, Shandi

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 067006808X ISBN 13 : 9780670068081

Editeur : Penguin Group Canada, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Mitchell Shandi

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Evocative and compelling, rich in imagination and atmosphere, Under This Unbroken Sky is a beautifully wrought debut from a gifted new novelist.

Spring 1938. After nearly two years in prison for the crime of stealing his own grain, Ukrainian immigrant Teodor Mykolayenko is a free man. 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. As he tirelessly clears the untamed land, Teodor begins to heal himself and his children. But the family's hopes and newfound happiness are short-lived. Anna's rogue husband, the arrogant and scheming Stefan, unexpectedly returns, stirring up rancor and discord that will end in violence and tragedy.

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. Shandi Mitchell has woven an unbearably suspenseful story, written in a language of luminous beauty and clarity. 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.

Présentation de l'éditeur

An extraordinary family and an unrelenting landscape combine to create an epic story of survival and redemption.

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Group Canada
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 067006808X
• ISBN 13: 9780670068081
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 354
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• Personne responsable: non disponible