Mj Krause-Chivers

Russian Mennonite Chronicles Mj Krause-Chivers

FIRST CAME THE HORSES. Then came the fires. Then, they came for us. Book One: While the Great War raged, the fires of Russian Revolution sparked in Ukraine.

As a young Mennonite woman in Ukraine, Katarina dreams of defying tradition to become a missionary school teacher. But when she's injured during a rebel attack on the family farm, her future is upended.

Suddenly aware of Russia's political crisis, Katarina sees the growing distrust between the locals and the peace-loving German Mennonites. Fear rises, loyalties shift, and death threats appear. Increasing violence spawns grave and hasty decisions, and some colonists succumb to the pressure to leave. As Katarina's world unravels, decisions loom. Will she depend on her passive faith to fight the forthcoming evil? Or will Katarina abandon all hope and flee with the others?

1951: The German government says Katarina died during WW2. Her son, Peter, isn't convinced. Do her diaries from the Russian Revolution hold the clues? Is there a chance that she's still alive?

Set during the darkest days of Ukraine's history, Katarina's Dark Shadow portrays the courageous human struggle inside a distinct faith during violent political times.

Inspired by true stories and actual events, this book will interest those with German-Prussian, Ukrainian, or Russian Mennonite ancestry.




ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This Award-winning Canadian Christian Author (Miranda J. Chivers), grew up surrounded by family storytellers reciting their harrowing personal accounts of fleeing Russia under the threat of death. After a visit to her ancestral regions in Poland and Ukraine, she yearned to share this unique Mennonite history. When she isn't researching, writing or watching true-life movies, MJ travels the world exploring cultural history. She lives in Niagara, Canada.