Richinsky sisters x2

This volume contains two parts of the novel «Sisters Richynsky» by Iryna Vilde.

The two volumes of the captivating family saga «Sisters Richynsky» take the reader on a journey through the first half of the 20th century. This masterpiece, created by the writer and public figure Iryna Vilde, reveals the fates of five sisters who strive to break free from the shackles of the patriarchal world.Literary critic Vira Ageeva states: «Without this novel, it is impossible to understand the Ukrainian thirties, it is impossible to imagine how women escaped from the cramped domestic space into the wider world, learning to tell about themselves in their own voices».Left on their own after their father's death, the five sisters are thrown into the harsh reality. With neither money nor an understanding of how the world around them works, they are determined to no longer be objects, to be independent of romantic relationships or a successful marriage. Each of them will show extraordinary strength of spirit, will resist seemingly insurmountable circumstances and find their own way into the future.«Sisters Richynsky» is a hymn to female strength and the desire for freedom.