Thursday, May 6, 2010

AN ALTAR OF SOD & YESTERDAY'S PUPILS

AN ALTAR OF SOD, takes place at the close of the nineteenth century, in Poland. It is a saga of three families. The Rozanskis, enjoy the status of landed gentry. The Kryzostanskis have been privileged caretakers of the estate for as long as the Rozanskis have held the land. The Hebdowskis, once landed gentry sought refuge on the Rozanski estate when their land was confiscated by the Russians. the story unfolds against a rich tapestry of Polish ceremony and tradition, and builds to a far reaching climax.
YESTERDAY'S PUPILS, follows the characters who immigrate and settle in the city of Philadelphia at the turn of the century. The book describes their lives and attitudes as they adjust to the dynamic cultural and industrial influence of this dynamic era. 

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