My Dearest Dido — The Holodomor Story is a haunting account of the innocent victims of Stalin’s vicious regime
MY DEAREST DIDO — THE HOLODOMOR STORY MARION MUTALA
They were targeted simply because they were Ukrainian.
My Dearest Dido — The Holodomor Story is a haunting account of the innocent victims of Stalin’s vicious regime. In the name of communism, Stalin and his armed units branded Ukrainians traitors, and tortured, beat, starved and shot them, often for the simple crime of eating stocks of grain.
This heart-breaking record is based on the voices of survivors and told through the eyes of Dido Bohdan and his granddaughter Hanusia. The Holodomor, or Great Ukrainian Famine, was a five-year plan engineered by Stalin that starved millions of people. Stalin attempted to control Ukraine by destroying families, crushing communities, silencing media and eradicating Ukrainian culture.
The victims of the Holodomor are remembered. Ukrainian candles burn brightly. Their flames will not be extinguished.
The cover art for this book is beautifully and powerfully Illustrated by Ukrainian artist Olha Tkachenko, who has illustrated two of Mutala’s other books, More Babas, Please! and My Buddy, Dido!
My Buddy, Dido! was recently short-listed for a Best — Children’s nomination at the High Plains Book Awards out of Billings, Montana.
Her launch will coincide with Holodomor week in November and will be a remembrance and memorial to the victims of the Holodomor genocide. It will be held Monday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Musée Ukraina, located at 222 Ave M South in Saskatoon.
Text Marion at 306-260-2393 for further information, or order her book on her website at babasbabushka.ca.
Her Holodomor book is available online from Amazon as a paperback or an ebook, or directly from Marion Mutala.
Marion Mutala has a master’s degree in educational administration and taught for 30 years. With a passion for the arts, she loves to write, sing, and play guitar, travel and read. Marion is the author of the national bestselling, award-winning children’s tetralogy, Baba’s Babushka: A Magical Ukrainian Christmas, Baba’s Babushka: A Magical Ukrainian Easter, Baba’s Babushka: A Magical Ukrainian Wedding and Kohkum’s Babushka: A Magical Metis/ Ukrainian Tale.