Strangers and Sojourners
Strangers and Sojourners by Michael D. O’Brien is a revised edition published by Ignatius Press in April 2002, featuring 573 pages in English. This epic novel is set in the rugged interior of British Columbia and serves as the first volume of a trilogy that traces the lives of four generations of a family of exiles. Beginning in 1900 and culminating with the events leading up to the Millennium, the narrative follows Anne and Stephen Delaney and their descendants as they navigate the tumultuous events of the century.
Readers will find a rich exploration of themes such as faith, hope, and love, as well as the psychology of perception. The story interweaves scenes from various countries, including Ireland, England, Poland, Russia, and Belgium during the War, highlighting the extraordinary aspects of everyday life. Strangers and Sojourners delves into the complexities of human experience, addressing courage, fear, and the triumph of the human spirit amidst despair and unbelief.
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An epic novel set in the rugged interior of British Columbia, the first volume of a trilogy which traces the lives of four generations of a family of exiles. Beginning in 1900, and concluding with the climactic events leading up to the Millennium, the series follows Anne and Stephen Delaney and their descendants as they live through the tumultuous events of this century.
Anne is a highly educated Englishwoman who arrives in British Columbia at the end of the First World War. Raised in a family of spiritualists and Fabian socialists, she has fled civilization in search of adventure. She meets and eventually marries a trapper-homesteader, an Irish immigrant who is fleeing the “troubles” in his own violent past. This is a story about the gradual movement of souls from despair and unbelief to faith, hope, and love, about the psychology of perception, and about the ultimate questions of life, death and the mystery of being.
Interwoven with scenes from Ireland, England, Poland, Russia, and Belgium during the War, Strangers and Sojourners is a tale of the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary. It is about courage and fear, and the triumph of the human spirit.
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