Paper Roses on Stony Mountain
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
An inspirational family saga, that started with the Award-Winning Sunflowers Under Fire, continues to resonate with readers worldwide. On Miramichi Reader's List of Best Fiction 2022.
Wars, typhus, drought and family losses could not stop Lukia Mazurec. Will her children's indifference finally break her spirit?
With the Great Depression ending and Hitler's armies marching across Europe, the young in Canada are called upon to enlist. Though her children are not eligible to serve, Lukia Mazurec can't count on them to help her manage her farm in Manitoba. Her sons are at odds, their fights getting uglier every day, and her daughter, Dolly, has fallen in love with Peter, an intelligent but poor man uninterested in farming. Lukia's dream of family unity is crumbling, as one by one her children leave, forcing her to make some hard decisions. Can she rise to the challenge or is this one test too many?
Based on the true story of Diana Stevan's grandmother, this is the third book of Lukia's Family Saga trilogy.
"Prose as nourishing as cabbage soup and rye bread."
Darcy Friesen Hossack, author of Mennonites Don't Dance
"Incident after incident, character after character, I was carried into worlds that opened up in this page-turner of a novel."
Myrna Kostash, author of All of Baba's Children
"Gripping, illuminating, and personal, this story is a must-read."
Martha Conway, author of The Physician's Daughter
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Stevan wraps up the Lukia's Family Saga trilogy (after Lilacs in the Dust Bowl) with an impressive story of a Ukrainian family's fortitude and trials in Canada. In 1929 widow Lukia Mazurec leaves Ukraine for Manitoba with her adult children. As Hitler captures Austria, Lukia, who has a brother in the Carpathians, fears the impact of yet another war while trying to keep their farm afloat on the other side of the planet. Lukia's oldest, Egnat, works the land to provide for his wife and young daughters, though he fights frequently with his brother, Mike, who spends more time drinking than working. Lukia's daughter, Dolly, has fallen in love with Peter Klewchuk, whom Lukia disapproves of because he has few prospects. Still, Dolly and Peter marry and attempt to build their own house, but the ground freezes before they can finish digging and they move to Winnipeg to find work. Though Lukia feels abandoned when all her children except Mike leave, she continues farming despite her loneliness, finally deciding to move in with Dolly and Peter to help care for their young child. Stevan's strong characters are the standouts here, with their resilience in the face of ceaseless hardships. Historical fiction fans will want to have a look. (Self-published)
