The Women of Janowka: A Volhynian Family History
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (987 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B007Q1UHSQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 155 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great history; weak translation from German M. Layton Because my grandmother was born in Volhynia near to where these women came from, I wanted to read this book. I read German so I could have read it in the original, but I wanted to take the book on a trip with me and didn't have time for a copy to come from Amazon in Germany, so I ordered this for my Kindle. The story was really interesting, and I learned a lot about what my grandmother's early life must have been like and what might have happened to her moth. "Thankyou, Helmut" according to Richard Stephen. I recommend this book to anyone who's ancestors came from Volhynia. Some years ago I had never heard of an ethnic group known as Germans from Russia nor Volhynia, my spell checker hasn't heard of Volhynia either. I discovered three of my grandparents were born in Volhynia, one left with his family in 1899-1900, the other two left with four kids in the summer of 191Thankyou, Helmut I recommend this book to anyone who's ancestors came from Volhynia. Some years ago I had never heard of an ethnic group known as Germans from Russia nor Volhynia, my spell checker hasn't heard of Volhynia either. I discovered three of my grandparents were born in Volhynia, one left with his family in 1899-1900, the other two left with four kids in the summer of 1913 before conscription into the Russian army or exile to Siberia. I've done some research to lea. before conscription into the Russian army or exile to Siberia. I've done some research to lea
Four strong women, separated by fate, and sent off in different directions, attempt to hold the family together. 200,000 German Volhynians are exiled to Siberia. Those who remain suffer hell on earth after the outbreak of WW I. Continents away, he tracks down the children and grandchildren of these women. Giving up is not an option. The survivors of this exodus are allowed to return after the war, but they no longer feel welcome in their homeland. Each woman, in her own way, tries to gain something from life. Most try to reach Canada. In doing so he ends up in a reality of which he was still unaware. At the end of the book, readers, just like the characters in the story, become reconciled with God and the world.. It’s these women who safeguard the survival of the family.The author, a descendant of