The Sky Unwashed maiden lane Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum

Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum

and random sh*t flying through the air

In this thought-provoking and lyrical debut novel

but some things never do

Honoring and respecting those who hold differing opinions

The Sky Unwashed maiden lane Chris Mooney and Sheril KirshenbaumEarly on an April Saturday in 1986 in a farm village in Ukraine, widow Marusia Petrenko and her family awake to a day of traditional wedding preparations. Marusia bakes her famous wedding bread a korovai in the communal village oven to take to her neighbor's granddaughter's reception. Late that night, after all the dancing and drinking, Marusia's son Yurko leaves for his shift at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl. In the morning, the air has a