The Last Flowers Before Winter: The Stories of the Widows of Ukraine [SIGNED]

McMurrin, Diane

Published by Privately Printed, 1997

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New condition glossy color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes Author Dedication; Acknowledgments; Kiev or Kyiv?; Prologue; Introduction; Time Line of Events; Map; and Conclusion. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates and map. Signed, inscribed, and dated (10-06-06) by the author with black ink on the title page. "The widows of Ukraine have survived many tragedies: The collectivization of the farms and the starvation in the early 1930's; The KGB arrests, imprisonment, and execution of their parents; The German occupation and Nazi prison camps of World War II; The battlefields of the Ukranian Front; The Soviet prison camps and gulags of Stalin; The second starvation period of 1947; The catastrophe of Chernobyl; The economic collapse which accompanied the end of the Soviet Union. Today these women share their stories openly, stories that are no longer kept secret behind an Iron Curtain. Now in their senior years, the widows have discovered hope and peace through faith in Jesus Christ. Their lives are radiant with joy like flowers in a field. They are the last flowers before winter." -- from the rear outer cover. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Diane McMurrin has lived in Kiev, Ukraine, as a missionary and writer since 1993. She and her husband Roger, conductor of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, founded a charity called Music Mission Kiev, which not only brings to Ukraine the Western music masterpieces which were forbidden in the communist era, proclaiming the message of the Gospel to and through Ukranian musicians to the world . but MMK also serves 520 widows, supports orphans, and teaches Bible to public school children through Christian Childrens Clubs. A graduate of Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, Dian is also the writer and producer of the radio show Misic Mission Kiev and the television series Gloria: A Program of Music hosted by Art Linkletter. Diane's other books include The Splendor of His Music and The Drama of Music Mission Kiev." - from the rear outer cover. Seller Inventory # 007286

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Last Flowers Before Winter: The Stories ...

Publisher: Privately Printed

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)