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    Old Country Surprises: Book 2 of 2
    Old Country Surprises: Book 1 of 2
    Audiobook series2 titles

    Old Country Suprises Series

    Written by Ken Saik

    Narrated by Michael Courtneay

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    About this series

    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?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarper House
    Release dateJun 2, 2021
    Old Country Surprises: Book 2 of 2
    Old Country Surprises: Book 1 of 2

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    • 1

      Old Country Surprises: Book 1 of 2
      Old Country Surprises: Book 1 of 2

      Old Country Surprises: Book 1 of 2

      Ken Saik
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      How important is family to you? Mike, in Old Country Surprises, thinks he highly values family until his grandfather shows him that his job is more important. Determined to correct that impression, Mike agrees to his grandfather’s request. Go to Ukraine, and I find his grandfather’s birthplace.   Mike’s research leads him to experience the rich Ukrainian culture. Like a tourist he appreciates the various historical achievements and memorable artistic expressions of the Ukrainian people. An unanticipated plus was witnessing and experiencing the close caring community social interactions. Mike’s uncle’s business connections treated Mike and his siblings as personal guests. For Mike feeling as part of the Ukrainian family is a bonus. Where was his great grandfather’s birthplace? That was the reason Mike’s grandfather asked him to travel to Ukraine. His present Ukrainian connections failed to help him. Who else could he turn to? His only possible prospect was a long shot, but he had to try.

      How important is family to you? Mike, in Old Country Surprises, thinks he highly values family until his grandfather shows him that his job is more important. Determined to correct that impression, Mike agrees to his grandfather’s request. Go to Ukraine, and I find his grandfather’s birthplace.   Mike’s research leads him to experience the rich Ukrainian culture. Like a tourist he appreciates the various historical achievements and memorable artistic expressions of the Ukrainian people. An unanticipated plus was witnessing and experiencing the close caring community social interactions. Mike’s uncle’s business connections treated Mike and his siblings as personal guests. For Mike feeling as part of the Ukrainian family is a bonus. Where was his great grandfather’s birthplace? That was the reason Mike’s grandfather asked him to travel to Ukraine. His present Ukrainian connections failed to help him. Who else could he turn to? His only possible prospect was a long shot, but he had to try.

    • 2

      Old Country Surprises: Book 2 of 2
      Old Country Surprises: Book 2 of 2

      Old Country Surprises: Book 2 of 2

      Ken Saik
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      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?

      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?

    Author

    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.

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