<em>MJ Krause-Chivers is a historical fiction writer and a descendant of Ukrainian Mennonite refugees who fled the Russian Civil War in the 1920s for the safety of Canada. This deep-rooted family history drives her compassionate and unflinching approach to the dark realities faced by refugees, both past and present. In her forthcoming novel, “Katarina’s Dark Secret,” she explores the enduring weight of migration and the resilient threads of family that refuse to be broken by time or borders.</em>
