River of Glass

by Wilfred Martens

A realistic, sometimes lyrical novel of a Mennonite family whose members feel they must escape from Russia because communism makes the life they want to live impossible. They run across Asia to China, and in their daring attempt to escape discover the deepest pain of all: family separation.

229 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1980

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although the writing was amatuer, it tracks what is likely a family story of a Russian Mennonite family's escape to the US through China in the late 1920s. It is full of fascinating details, but there was more I wanted to know.