Antoni is the smallest baby the doctor has ever seen – dead or alive – and his survival is in serious question.
It is a meticulously researched and detailed account of the winter 19 in Norwhich, Connecticut, during which a group of mainly Lithuanian Immigrants fear for the live of a fragile baby. I found the relatively short novel had a lot more to it than Eastern European culture. Rocque grabbed my attention on the historical fiction forums on Goodreads and was intrigued by the Eastern European angle of the story, something that I have researched myself for my own books. “Until the Robin Walks on Snow” by Bernice L. Great storytelling, coupled with impressive genealogical research, family stories and local history, I would highly recommend this captivating story about love, hope and faith, and the unwavering determination of a family to sustain one fragile life. And for me, this family’s long battle to save their child symbolises that same long struggle many immigrants face when they arrive in a new country. The story follows the birth of a premature baby, Antoni in the early twentieth century, “the smallest baby the doctor has ever seen––dead or alive”, and continues with the family's struggle to save this 1.5lb child during an extremely cold winter.Īs well as precise details of how the family battles to save the baby, we also learn much about the culture, religion and celebrations of the author’s Lithuanian, Polish, and Russian ancestors, allowing the reader to truly feel a part of this 1920s community. So, I think we will travel this road together as new friends and advocates… I look forward to the journey.From the moment I opened my copy of Until the Robin Walks on Snow I was hooked by the author’s eloquent prose, as she creatively marries fact and fiction. Your shop, WALKS with NATURE has yet to be discovered by endless people who will love it for its exquisite photo capture of wildlife. I enjoy those magic moments not just for what I learn from you. When you discover something new about how Zazzle works, your energy gets transferred in the telling. Your photography / graphic design expertise and know-how on just about all things Zazzle have sped my learning curve.
I so admire your patience, clarity of explanation, and sense of humor.
It was as if the Universe knew I would need a guide - and what a wonderful guide you have been. Just as I was leaning towards creating a Zazzle shop, we met on Twitter. Thank you so much, Hui, for featuring my book, UNTIL the ROBIN WALKS on SNOW, for sharing the joy of the 93rd birthday of its character, “Baby Antoni” and finally, for celebrating the opening of my Zazzle shop, 3Houses.
0 kommentar(er)
