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Finalist for the 2019 Whistler Independent Book Awards, sponsored by the Writers Union of Canada. Semi-finalist for the 2019 Kindle Book Awards. In this family saga set in Russia, love and loss are bound together by a country always at war During WWI, Lukia Mazurets, a Ukrainian farmwife, delivers her eighth child while her husband is serving in the Tsar's army. Soon after, she and her children are forced to flee the invading Germans. Over the next fourteen years, Lukia must rely on her wits and faith to survive life in a refugee camp, the ravages of a typhus epidemic, the Bolshevik revolution, unimaginable losses, and one daughter's forbidden love. Sunflowers Under Fire is a heartbreakingly intimate novel that illuminates the strength of the human spirit, as shown by its courageous and inspirational heroine. Based on the true stories of her grandmother's ordeals, author Diana Stevan captures the voices of those who had little say in a country that is still being fought over. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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In a time of war and revolt, Lukia is left at home alone to take care of her 6 children but that soon ends when they are removed from their land and sent to a camp for war refugees. She and her children live in the camp for fourteen years before they can return home and start to rebuild their home. During these years, it's up to her to make sure that her children are clothed and fed and kept safe. She is very religious and uses her religion and the old folk ways to help keep everyone safe. A major problem is keeping everyone healthy because there is a lot of typhus in the camp and because they are so crowded, disease spreads quickly. As she is faced with more hardship, she works to remain strong and be a good mother to her children and keep them safe.
This is the story of one strong woman who with love, perseverance and faith works tirelessly to keep her family safe from the war around them, safe from the beginning of communism and helps them grow into responsible adults. She to make a lot of sacrifices and is met with sorrow throughout her life but she remains stoic. She is not a character that readers will forget.
Thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own. ( )