Description

“Sweet Darusia” by Maria Macios is a tragic and masterfully written family saga set in 1930-70 in Bukovina against the backdrop of changing authorities and national borders during the dramatic times of war and Soviet repression. It is a story about the embers of history that grind the fate of two generations of a Ukrainian family. The book was included in the list of the 100 best works of Ukrainian literature according to the Ukrainian PEN Club.

“The novel by Ukrainian writer Maria Macios is called “a tragedy adequate to the 20th century.” The pages of private life against the background of Ukraine’s epic history are revealed before us. This book should be read by everyone today to understand why our past becomes our future, and to think about how to get out of this trap.” (Sviatlana Alieksijevič)