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Under This Unbroken Sky Shandi Mitchell

Under This Unbroken Sky By Shandi Mitchell

Under This Unbroken Sky by Shandi Mitchell


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Summary

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

Under This Unbroken Sky Summary

Under This Unbroken Sky by Shandi Mitchell

Set in 1938 on the Canadian Prairies, Under This Unbroken Sky, tells the story of a farming family from the Ukraine who, having survived war and Stalin's labour camps, set out to make a living from an unrelenting land in a new country. the harsh vicissitudes of farming life and tensions within the family combine to generate a conflict that ends in tragedy. This is the harrowing and magnificent tale of an immigrant family whose desperate hands work the earth and preserve its gifts, while equally desperate minds plot much darker deeds. Nearly all is lost when a brother is pitted against a sister, a mother against her newborn, with dramatic and breath-taking consequences.

Under This Unbroken Sky Reviews

utterly gripping. Beautifully pitched and unsentimental in execution. Brilliant. -- Eithne Farry MARIE CLAIRE A beautiful story about two families who have nothing, yet manage to strip each other of everything EASY LIVING Beautifully drawn characters, flawless descriptions of an unrelenting landscape and the intricate plot add to this harrowing, breathtaking novel... Not to be missed SHE This stunning first novel is powerful, tragic and utterly gripping THE TIMES Shandi Mitchell's impressive debut may not sound like your typical beach read but this tautly controlled epic should keep those in search of some holiday literary escapism hooked until the last page all the same -- Claire Allfree METRO such is Mitchell's grasp of plot and character and pace that she can keep it that simple and still manage to hold the reader BOOKBAG.COM impressive control of the subject and a stunning depiction of the natural world -- Catherine Taylor THE GUARDIAN

About Shandi Mitchell

Shandi Mitchell spent her childhood on a military base in the Prairies but now lives on the East coast of Canada. UNDER THIS UNBROKEN SKY is her first novel.

Additional information

GOR001069159
9780297856580
0297856588
Under This Unbroken Sky by Shandi Mitchell
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Orion Publishing Co
20090827
368
Winner of Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best First Book - Caribbean and Canada 2010
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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