Heartland and Associates, a Manitoba publishing house, has purchased the Canadian rights to Ravenscraig by Sandi Krawchenko Altner.

The book will be launched in Winnipeg on November 29, 2011, at the McNally Robinson store at Grant Park.

A sweeping epic set at the turn of the 20th century, Ravenscraig reveals the secrets and lies that tie two families together.  Rupert Willows has hidden away his past to manipulate his way to wealth and power.  Zev Zigman, a devout Jew, mounts a desperate struggle to bring his family out of Russia and put down roots in Winnipeg’s North End.

Tragedies, triumphs, and the Titanic shape the lives of these two families as their futures entwine to illuminate a dark corner of Winnipeg’s past when it was the fastest growing city in the Dominion.

About the Author:

Sandi Krawchenko Altner enjoyed an award-winning career in television and radio news in Calgary, Winnipeg and Montreal, before she left to follow her passion for writing fiction.  She is a fifth generation descendent of the first colony of Ukrainian immigrants to settle in Stuartburn, Manitoba in 1896. Sandi grew up with a keen interest in her roots and a deep love of history.  A Jew by choice, Sandi celebrated conversion in 2005.  She lives, writes and blogs in Florida where she is active in her synagogue. Sandi and her husband have two daughters and two happy dogs.  Ravenscraig is her first novel.

Click on the image below to see the book trailer for Ravenscraig.