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The Sky Unwashed

di Irene Zabytko

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Fiction. Literature. HTML: Early on an April Saturday in 1986 in a farm village in Ukraine, widow Marusia Petrenko and her family awake to a day of traditional wedding preparations. Marusia bakes her famous wedding bread�??a korovai�??in the communal village oven to take to her neighbor's granddaughter's reception. Late that night, after all the dancing and drinking, Marusia's son Yurko leaves for his shift at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl. In the morning, the air has a strange metallic taste. The cat is oddly listless. The priest doesn't show up for services. Yurko doesn't come home from work. Nobody knows what's happened (and they won't for many days), but things have changed for the Petrenkos�??forever. Inspired by true events, this unusual, unexpected novel tells how�??and why�??Marusia defies the Soviet government's permanent evacuation of her deeply contaminated village and returns to live out her days in the only home she's ever known. Alone in the deserted town, she struggles up into the church bell tower to ring the bells twice every day just in case someone else has returned. And they have, one by one. In the end, five intrepid old women�??the village babysi�??band together for survival and to confront the Soviet officials responsible for their fate. And, in the midst of desolation, a tenacious hold on life chimes forth. Poignant and truthful and triumphant, this timeless story is about ordinary people who do more than s… (altro)

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I gave this book four stars, despite the pedestrian writing, because it manages to be a feel-good book even in the face of government lies, cheating spouses, radiation sickness, starvation and death. Like Faulkner's people, these villagers endured. Not just endured -- enjoyed the paltry slice of life left to them. (

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Jeannine504 | Jan 23, 2016 |

This book was okay, though not quite as enjoyable as the last few I have read this summer. It's an easy read, but I found that the characters were not completely developed and the incident of Chernobyl was not fully explored. It was a snapshot of a family, with a wider lense on the community, and an even foggier view of the reach of the disaster, the government's denial of the severity and the long term effects on the country. Like I said, it was a nice summer novel, but it fell short of my expectations. (

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CarmenMilligan | Jan 18, 2016 |

Based on fact, this is a remarkable tale of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion that took place in April, 1986. The story is told through the eyes of Marusia Petrenko. Her son and daughter-in-law work at the plant. However, her son was working the night of the explosion. Everything changes after that as the government forces everyone to evacuate and then provides nothing for their survival. Marsupial and four other elders decide to defy the government and return to her home to die. Poignant... (

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creighley | Aug 17, 2013 |

With all the recent talk about Chernobyl with the anniversary coming up next month and all that's going on in Japan right now, I thought about this book and how much I enjoyed it (if "enjoyed" is the right word for it). I think I might pick it up again. (

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ImperfectCJ | Dec 31, 2012 |

This is a novel of Chernobyl. I read it a few weeks ago, but it is eerily pertinent as the current events in Japan unfold. For example, the news from Japan said that those exposed were being given iodine pills to protect against radiation absorption. In this book, the villagers were also supplied with iodine pills and told that if they took the pills they would be all right.

The book is narrated by Marusia, an elderly woman who lived in a small village near Chernobyl. Her son and daughter-in-law live with her, and work at the plant. One Saturday night the villagers hear what sounds like an explosion. Marusia's son and other workers fail to return from their overnight shifts.

After a period of confusion and misinformation, the villagers are evacuated for what they are told will be "a few days." The few days turns into a few years, during which Marusia is shifted from place to place, with little to eat and no compensation. She then decides to return to her village home, even though it is in the "forbidden" zone.

The heart of the book is Marusia's life in the deserted village, at first alone, but then with several other "babushkas" who gradually return to their homes--because they have no other place to go.

This book is humorous, despite the deadly subject, and is poignant. The characters come alive. I highly recommend this book. (

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Chornobyl Nuclear Disaster (1986-04)

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Early on an April Saturday in 1986 in a farm village in Ukraine, widow Marusia Petrenko and her family awake to a day of traditional wedding preparations. Marusia bakes her famous wedding bread�??a korovai�??in the communal village oven to take to her neighbor's granddaughter's reception. Late that night, after all the dancing and drinking, Marusia's son Yurko leaves for his shift at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl. In the morning, the air has a strange metallic taste. The cat is oddly listless. The priest doesn't show up for services. Yurko doesn't come home from work. Nobody knows what's happened (and they won't for many days), but things have changed for the Petrenkos�??forever. Inspired by true events, this unusual, unexpected novel tells how�??and why�??Marusia defies the Soviet government's permanent evacuation of her deeply contaminated village and returns to live out her days in the only home she's ever known. Alone in the deserted town, she struggles up into the church bell tower to ring the bells twice every day just in case someone else has returned. And they have, one by one. In the end, five intrepid old women�??the village babysi�??band together for survival and to confront the Soviet officials responsible for their fate. And, in the midst of desolation, a tenacious hold on life chimes forth. Poignant and truthful and triumphant, this timeless story is about ordinary people who do more than s

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