Old Country Surprises: Book 2 of 2

Written by Ken Saik

Narrated by Michael Courtneay

Mike’s research leads him to experience the rich Ukrainian culture. However, finding Grandfather’s requested birthplace hits a dead end, until he meets Natasha, a young, attractive, aristocratic hotel manager. From her, he learns that appreciating family means knowing its roots and a deeper meaning behind some of the cultural practices as well as its history.  

Rising to Natasha’s standard of valuing family and his Ukrainian heritage is something he knows his grandfather would support. But for some reason Natasha’s personality turned him off. Until he dealt with it she couldn’t serve as the model of what Grandfather expected of him. What did she do that annoyed him so much?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harper House
• Release date: Jun 16, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669652700

Ken Saik

              Ken Saik, retired social studies teacher with the Edmonton Public School Board, was once a member of the executive of the Alberta Teacher’s Association. During that time, he became a member of the Greater Edmonton Association, a local pressure group working to improve housing for the poor. He enrolled in their training on “engaging people for political action.” In his latest book, The Caretaker, Ken Saik uses the lessons he learned to arm Steve, the story’s protagonist, to stop Walter Kohlberg, a developer, from converting a public park into a housing development for the rich.