Sunflowers Under Fire
Sunflowers Under Fire by Diana Stevan, published by Island House Publishing on April 10, 2019, is a poignant family saga set against the backdrop of World War I. This literary fiction novel follows Lukia Mazurets, a Ukrainian farmwife, as she navigates the challenges of love and loss while her husband serves in the Tsar’s army. After delivering her eighth child, Lukia and her family are forced to flee from invading forces, leading them into a harrowing journey through refugee camps and the turmoil of a war-torn country.
Readers will find a deeply personal narrative that spans fourteen years, highlighting Lukia’s resilience amid the chaos of a typhus epidemic, the Bolshevik revolution, and the heartache of separation. The story captures the struggles of those affected by war, focusing on themes of survival and the enduring strength of the human spirit. Drawing from true stories of her grandmother’s experiences, Stevan presents a vivid portrayal of a family’s fight for survival in a world marked by conflict. This edition contains 328 pages and is available in English.
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A finalist for the 2019 Whistler Independent Book Awards in fiction and semi-finalist for 2019 Kindle Book Awards, literary fiction.
In this family saga, love and loss are bound together by a country always at war.
In 1915, 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. 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.
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