Far East of the Sun - Softcover

Chung, Janina Stankiewicz

 
9780979534713: Far East of the Sun

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While most Americans know of the atrocities of World War II through films such as Holocaust, Sophie's Choice, and Schindler's List, Janina Stankiewicz Chung simply knows. Her family endured life under Communist oppression in Russia, forced relocation to Hitler's hellish concentration camps, and the sorrow of losing their homeland.And that's just part of her story.Far East Of The Sun is also a remarkable love story. It explores the deep and enduring love of her parents, Wacia and Aniela Petrosewicz, their passionate belief in the dignity of all people, and their remarkable courage that sustained them throughout their tumultuous lives.Chung has written a story rich in character and action-packed drama. Far East Of The Sun is both a powerful moral saga, as well as living proof of the power of unconditional love.

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Janina Stankiewicz Chung was born in Belarus in 1938, and came to the United States with her family through the Displaced Persons Resettlement Program in 1951.Far East Of The Sun, her first novel, explores another side of World War II, that of the displaced person. Janina and her family endured thirteen years of life under Communist oppression in Russia, forced relocation to Hitler s Germany and its hellish concentration camps, and the confusion of postwar displaced persons camps.As a mother of four, with four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, Janina thanks God everyday for my mother and father. They had the vision and endurance to bring us to freedom and opportunity that my family and my sibling's families now enjoy.

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