Reviews
"The day your wonderful book arrived, I sat down with it and read it for the rest of the day. I was in another world! I devoured the book. What a fascinating story." Mary Blenkle, Rancho Viejo, California
"How can I thank you enough for sending me a copy of your beautiful and brilliant book? It is truly a work of art as well as of love."
Florence Goodman, Milton, Massachusetts.
"Stephanie Sydoriak has creatively painted a heart-warming picture of herself and her first generation American immigrant Ukrainian family - from a child's disastrous Easter egg painting episode, to dealing with her parents' idiosyncrasies, to a successful life as a beloved mother herself, Stephanie's autobiography is one to enjoy and embrace."
Jennifer Reglien, Editor, Writer, Reader
Reminds me of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", Lynn Baughman
"Meet Stephanie Sydoriak’s amazing family -- her immigrant parents Tato and Mama, her sister, Anna, and others -- in An Ocean Between: 100% American-100% Ukrainian. Stephanie’s vivid storytelling details the lives of energetic, optimistic, persistent people on both sides of the ocean, in the first quarter of the 20th century -- including her own struggles with reconciling a life in two different worlds. You’ll read this book with joy!"
Kristin Litchman, Author: Secrets,The Wrong Side of the Pattern, All Is Well; author and co-editor of Period Pieces, Stories for Girls, and Rocky Mountain Caller.
"Stephanie Sydoriak captures bits of history that often go unrecorded, thus enriching the picture we have not only of the immigrant experience, but also of how life in American cities changed because of the immigrants. Her approach is original - by giving her parents a chance to tell their story she is able to present a highly nuanced picture of the acculturation of the immigrant communities. She does it with grace and wit and the book reads very well. But the author provides such telling detail that I will use this book as an introduction to the study of the immigrant experience in the United States."
Dr. Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak, Historian, Author
"The day your wonderful book arrived, I sat down with it and read it for the rest of the day. I was in another world! I devoured the book. What a fascinating story." Mary Blenkle, Rancho Viejo, California
"How can I thank you enough for sending me a copy of your beautiful and brilliant book? It is truly a work of art as well as of love."
Florence Goodman, Milton, Massachusetts.
"Stephanie Sydoriak has creatively painted a heart-warming picture of herself and her first generation American immigrant Ukrainian family - from a child's disastrous Easter egg painting episode, to dealing with her parents' idiosyncrasies, to a successful life as a beloved mother herself, Stephanie's autobiography is one to enjoy and embrace."
Jennifer Reglien, Editor, Writer, Reader
Reminds me of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", Lynn Baughman
"Meet Stephanie Sydoriak’s amazing family -- her immigrant parents Tato and Mama, her sister, Anna, and others -- in An Ocean Between: 100% American-100% Ukrainian. Stephanie’s vivid storytelling details the lives of energetic, optimistic, persistent people on both sides of the ocean, in the first quarter of the 20th century -- including her own struggles with reconciling a life in two different worlds. You’ll read this book with joy!"
Kristin Litchman, Author: Secrets,The Wrong Side of the Pattern, All Is Well; author and co-editor of Period Pieces, Stories for Girls, and Rocky Mountain Caller.
"Stephanie Sydoriak captures bits of history that often go unrecorded, thus enriching the picture we have not only of the immigrant experience, but also of how life in American cities changed because of the immigrants. Her approach is original - by giving her parents a chance to tell their story she is able to present a highly nuanced picture of the acculturation of the immigrant communities. She does it with grace and wit and the book reads very well. But the author provides such telling detail that I will use this book as an introduction to the study of the immigrant experience in the United States."
Dr. Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak, Historian, Author