Publisher Description
Twins David and Dennis Pischke's lives change forever when their father dies, and a man damaged by the war arrives at their farm near the isolated town of Moosehorn, Manitoba. Boleslaw Domko quickly works his way into their lives and their mother's bed.
Where Children Run opens with one of their earliest memories—the day Domko throws their infant stepsister against the wall. In this first-hand account, the Twins recall years of neglect, starvation, and enslavement; horrific beatings and candlelit nights spent in the nearby St. Thomas Lutheran Church. Neighbors intervene, but their efforts provide only temporary relief as the children's mother—also living in fear—refuses to press charges.
The brothers vow that if they survive, they will someday expose their tormentor and members of their mother's religious organization who turned a blind-eye to their suffering. This is their story—told with stark honesty and in heart-wrenching detail.
Where Children Run is a timeless, unforgettable book about survival; and a powerful testament to the strength and adaptability of the human spirit.
Contains mature themes.
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About Karen Emilson
Karen Emilson was born and raised in southern Ontario, the daughter of Irish immigrants on her mothe's side; and an eclectic mix of Swiss, German, and English on her father's side. She spent all her free time as a child reading books and writing stories, dreaming one day of becoming a writer. In 1982 she came to Manitoba as a young bride, settling in at the Nordheim farm in Siglunes. She started working as a rural newspaper reporter and published the Canadian Bestseller, Where Children Run in 1996 and its sequel When Memories Remain in 2001. When Lake Manitoba overflowed its banks in 2011, flooding out the farmland at Siglunes, she was inspired to finish a story started 10 years earlier about the immigrants who carved out a living there. Now she writes books full time and lives in Grunthal, Manitoba with her husband and little dog Scooter. Be Still the Water is her first novel.
About Elizabeth Wiley
Elizabeth Wiley, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a seasoned actor, dialect coach, and theater professor. In addition to her growing portfolio of audiobooks, her voice can be heard in The Idea of America, Colonial Williamsburg’s virtual learning curriculum; in Paul Meier’s e-textbook Speaking Shakespeare; and modeling US-English on one of the world’s top language-learning products.