This story kept me captive to the end! My husband's family made a similar escape from the Ukraine in 1929, so I was familiar with their many hardships. The author, Janice Dick, made it all come alive for me with her graphic descriptions. You must read this amazing story.

It's hard to imagine a people living with such worry and fear and still able to keep the faith. Actually that's when faith is most needed. A beautiful story of love and faith.

. . . the author keeps us wondering whether and how it will be fulfilled. Their lives unfold through danger, desperation, drudgery, and moments of delight, all illuminated by the faith that burns in them, however dimly at times.

I was captivated by this story from the beginning. The setting seemed real, the events dramatic yet believable. The history of the struggles the Mennonite people went through came to life as the story unfolded. Well worth the time to read.

. . . captivating from beginning to end.

In some ways this was a heavy book because of the people's struggles, but the way they dig deeper into faith and find the resources they need to carry on in the face of oppression is an example and an encouragement to readers today in whatever stresses we find ourselves.