{"id":5599,"date":"2022-01-20T11:54:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T19:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/?page_id=5599"},"modified":"2026-05-03T11:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T18:27:05","slug":"paper-roses-on-stony-mountain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/uk\/paper-roses-on-stony-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"PAPER ROSES on STONY MOUNTAIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wars, typhus, draught and family losses could not stop Lukia Mazurec. Will her children\u2019s indifference finally break her spirit?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBOOK-with-PW-blurb-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"6149\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/uk\/welcome-to-author-diana-stevans-website\/attachment\/ebook-with-pw-blurb-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBOOK-with-PW-blurb-3-scaled.jpg?fit=1707%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1707,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EBOOK-with-PW-blurb-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBOOK-with-PW-blurb-3-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBOOK-with-PW-blurb-3.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"paper roses on stony mountain\" class=\"wp-image-6149\" style=\"width:406px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBOOK-with-PW-blurb-3-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBOOK-with-PW-blurb-3-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBOOK-with-PW-blurb-3-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBOOK-with-PW-blurb-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBOOK-with-PW-blurb-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBOOK-with-PW-blurb-3-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the Great Depression ending and Hitler\u2019s armies marching across Europe, the young in Canada are called upon to enlist. Though her children are not eligible to serve, Lukia Mazurec can\u2019t count on them to help her manage her farm in Manitoba. Her sons are at odds, their fights getting uglier every day, and her daughter, Dolly, has fallen in love with Peter, an intelligent but poor man uninterested in farming. Lukia\u2019s dream of family unity is crumbling, as one by one her children leave, forcing her to make some hard decisions. Can she rise to the challenge or is this one test too many?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on the true story of Diana Stevan\u2019s grandmother, <em><strong>Paper Roses on Stony Mountain<\/strong><\/em> is the third book of Lukia\u2019s Family Saga trilogy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reviews of Paper Roses on Stony Mountain:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/miramichireader.ca\/2022\/12\/best-fiction-of-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Miramichi Readers<\/em>&#8216; List of Best Fiction for 2022<\/a><\/strong><em> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/9781988180090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Publishers Weekly<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where to Buy Paper Roses on Stony Mountain:<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BUY NOW ON<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Paper-Roses-Stony-Mountain-Stevan\/dp\/1988180090\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=25LRAET1JW4GQ&amp;keywords=paper+roses+on+stony+mountain&amp;qid=1663694765&amp;sprefix=paper+roses+on+stony+mountain%2Caps%2C127&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a>; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/paper-roses-on-stony-mountain\/9781988180090.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapters Indigo;<\/a><\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/ca\/en\/ebook\/paper-roses-on-stony-mountain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a><\/strong>; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/paper-roses-on-stony-mountain-stevan\/1142029332?ean=9781988180090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes and Noble<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=RD-3EQAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Google Play<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booksamillion.com\/p\/Paper-Roses-Stony-Mountain\/Diana-Stevan\/9781988180120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Books a Million,<\/strong><\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/paper-roses-on-stony-mountain-stevan\/8950e9bbea6519cf?ean=9781988180090&amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bookstore.org,<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/bxJE7k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Apple and more<\/strong>,<\/a> etc. It&#8217;s available wherever books are sold. Or ask your independent bookstore to order it for you. ISBN: 978-1-988180-09-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gvzTahts-Ys?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=uk&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Reading from <em>Paper Roses on Stony Mountain<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xt0YSPb1gfk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=uk&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Storyteller<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The author&#8217;s mother, Dolly Klewchuk ( Eudokia Mazurec) was the oral storyteller whose stories laid the foundation for Lukia&#8217;s Family Saga series. Her photo was used for the cover of the third book. Though poorly educated, she pressed upon her daughter and grandchildren the value of an education. She encouraged them all to go to university, which they did, even her great grandchildren. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mom-storyteller2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"411\" height=\"636\" data-attachment-id=\"5601\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/uk\/paper-roses-on-stony-mountain\/attachment\/mom-storyteller2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mom-storyteller2.jpg?fit=411%2C636&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"411,636\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1518456426&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mom-storyteller2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mom-storyteller2.jpg?fit=411%2C636&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mom-storyteller2.jpg?resize=411%2C636&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lukia's Family Saga Series\" class=\"wp-image-5601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mom-storyteller2.jpg?w=411&amp;ssl=1 411w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dianastevan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mom-storyteller2.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on the true story of Diana Stevan\u2019s grandmother, <em><strong>Paper Roses on Stony Mountain<\/strong><\/em> is the third book of Lukia\u2019s Family Saga trilogy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>An inspirational family saga, that started with the Award-Winning <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/uk\/books\/sunflowers-under-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4168\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sunflowers Under Fire<\/a><\/em>, continues to resonate with readers worldwide.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cProse as nourishing as cabbage soup and rye bread.\u201d  Darcy Friesen Hossack, author of <em>Mennonites Don\u2019t Dance<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIncident after incident, character after character, I was carried into worlds that opened up in this page-turner of a novel.\u201d Myrna Kostash, author of <em>All of Baba\u2019s Children<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGripping, illuminating, and personal, this story is a must-read.\u201d Martha Conway, author of <em>The Physician\u2019s Daughter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wars, typhus, draught and family losses could not stop Lukia Mazurec. 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