num_pages: 354
description: 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 Teodora man who has overcome drought starvation and Stalin's purgesis 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.
language: English
title: Under This Unbroken Sky
publisher: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON