The Russian Daughter
a novel
- Publisher
- CMU Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2022
- Category
- 21st Century, Historical
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781987986112
- Publish Date
- Dec 2022
- List Price
- $22
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Description
With the Czarist empire in turmoil, a young Mennonite couple in what is now Ukraine adopt a Russian baby. This historical novel explores themes of belonging, responsibility, and the places we call home.
About the author
Born in Manitoba’s Interlake, Sarah Klassen learned at an early age to appreciate both birdsong and nature’s silence. An accomplished poet and fiction writer, she has won the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award (Journey to Yalta), the High Plains Award for Fiction (A Feast of Longing), the Canadian Authors Association Award for Poetry (A Curious Beatitude), and the National Magazine Gold Award for Poetry. Her work has been nominated for the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award, the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction, and the Aqua Lansdowne Prize for Poetry. The Witternbergs is her first novel. Klassen lives in Winnipeg.
Awards
- Short-listed, Manitoba Book Award for Fiction
