Kalyna by Pam Clark

Join us on Saturday, August 20 at 1:30 PM to hear author Pamela Clark (nee Kuryluk) read from her novel Kalyna. Clark grew up in Edmonton, Alberta close to Edna-Star, and lived with the story of Wasyl, Katja, and Kalyna inside of her for many years. Kalyna is her first novel and is a tribute to her Ukrainian-Canadian heritage and prairie home. She now lives in Calgary with her family.

KALYNA
Swept up in a whirlwind courtship, Katja and Wasyl begin life anew in a Ukrainian settlement of Western Canada. The dusty Canadian prairies
promise hope and independence, but when war breaks out between the old world and the new, their newfound stability is shattered. Rumours
of the internment of Ukrainian-Canadians haunt the new settlers. Would the country they love betray them like this? An incident throws the couple and their young children into turmoil, and Katja faces the prospect of enduring a Canadian winter without Wasyl by her side. The
close community of Edna-Star bands together during this trying time, but the help of the suave Dr. Smith holds it’s own danger. Is the family
strong enough to weather the storm that they are up against?

To read an author interview click here. To visit her website click here. To listen to a CBC interview click here