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The Stry-Ker Family Trilogy is Complete! |
With the release of Return to Paradise, Molly Anne Warring has completed the Paradise series. Return to Paradise, begins where Paradise Acres ends in 1953 and it continues until 1996. Many new characters are introduced in this novel, but most of the surviving characters from Paradise Acres and Lost Paradise come forward in this last novel of the trilogy. Each book stands on its own merit, as a complete novel, however, it would be a more enjoyable read if the reader had read Paradise Acres first and Lost Paradise second before reading Return to Paradise.
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Paradise Acres: The Stry-Ker Family Saga |
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Paradise Acres is the first book in the Paradise trilogy. Published in 2005 and nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award the same year Paradise Acres, became a best seller. In Paradise Acres, the protagonists, Evan and Tainka move their family from their small Austrian village to the Canadian prairies where they become known as the Stry-Kers. The novel reveals the hardship of their new life, but also shows some of the Ukrainian traditions they practice and superstitions which they brought with them. |
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 Molly Anne Warring´s intriguing saga of the Stry-Ker family continues in Lost Paradise. This historical novel tells a timeless tale of how human greed can destroy a family for generations, but also how the intertwining lives of ordinary people result in murder, mystery, lust, and most importantly, love.
Set in western Canada, Lost Paradise spans the period from 1931 to 1976, and encompasses not only the everyday lives of everyday people, but also the effects of world events on past and future generations. This heartwarming tale reveals the richness of human nature and the never-ending strength of the human spirit which survives in all of us and weaves through generation after generation in the tapestry of life. The main characters include: Emily Pushinsky; Angela Tassky; Moe Chadi and his father, Ali; Helenka, Joseph, Olana and Stefka Pushinsky; Father Bill; Dr. Tatonga, the native doctor; Dr. Owler, the psychiatrist; Mike Murphy, the Bostonian; Frank Saccomanno; Oscar Lacombe; Mitchell Penarsky and Vito Pantaloni. |
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 Return to Paradise is the last novel in the Stry-Ker Family Saga Trilogy. This riveting novel starts in 1953 where Paradise Acres ends. The new colourful, intense, sensitive, kind and some rougish characters emerge, including Bohdan Barbaruk; Nurse Marilyn MacLean; Gus Kartofilous; Norma Louise Kaditz; Rob McLellan and Luc Demers of the RCMP; Sue Ellen and Ellie Sue Hatfield from Kentucky; Bishop Demitri; and Father Yuri of Ukraine. These and the surviving characters from Paradise Acres and Lost Paradise make this story one you won’t want to stop reading!
Franki Stry-Ker upholds his Ukrainian traditions. He continues his workaholic ways while Sandi tries to fit in but resents the unreasonable goals which he’s set for himself. Almost until the end, Franki wonders why life is treating him unfairly until he finds the true meaning of life. Nicky and Susan Stry-Ker, the children of Franki and Sandi struggle with their complicated lives. A most unlikely source witnesses a grisly scene which affects almost everyone in the novel. There are as many twists and hair-pin turns in this novel as there are in a mountainous road and a mountain road plays a major role in this story. Betrayal and loss of trust also play significant roles in the characters’ lives. Many of the remaining mysteries are solved before the novel ends. Molly Anne Warring is the author of the best selling novel, Paradise Acres and Lost Paradise, the first and the second books in the trilogy. |
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