BOOK NOTES

Novel tells of life in Ukrainian Canadian settlements

"Ukrainian Wedding," by Larry Warwaruk. Saskatchewan: Coteau Book, 1998, 320 pages, $15.95 Canadian/$13.95 U.S., paper.

Part murder mystery, part folk-tale, "The Ukrainian Wedding" is a novel by Larry Warwaruk that celebrates life in the Ukrainian settlements in the Manitoba Interlake district during World War II.

"'The Ukrainian Wedding' took me back to a time when I was a child, when people were in transition from being European to becoming Canadian," W.D. Valgardson said.

The Winnipeg Free Press stated, "Those interested in taking a mythic journey to a time where Old World beliefs - witches and rusalkas - and New World experiences mingled, will be greatly pleased."

The author, Mr. Warwaruk, a Saskatchewan native, is the author of one other novel, "Rope of Time" (1991), a number of short stories and a non-fiction work, "Red Finns of the Coteau" (1984).

The book is available from Coteau Books, 401-2206 Dewdney Ave., Regina, SK S4R 1H3, or http://coteau.unibase.com/.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, February 25, 2001, No. 8, Vol. LXIX

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