A House Full of Strangers

By: Diana Stevan

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Paperback | 9 May 2026

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324 Pages

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20.32 x 13.34 x 1.85

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Set in the 1940s and 1950s in Winnipeg, Manitoba, A House Full of Strangers is a collection of two novellas and eleven short stories based on true tales about Ukrainian immigrant landladies, their families, and those who rented rooms from them.

After surviving the Great Depression, many Ukrainian immigrants left the heartache of farming and went to Winnipeg to try their luck. To supplement their income from blue-collar jobs, some rented rooming houses and hoped in time they would own their own. And then there were those who added to their rental income by selling homebrew.

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"Diana Stevan's writing is direct and grounded, with a clear focus on characters and situations. The pacing varies across the collection, allowing each story to unfold at its own rhythm, whether through quiet reflection or more event-driven moments. The variety of tones across the stories keeps the collection engaging, moving between serious, uplifting, and occasionally playful moments.... Readers who enjoy historical fiction and character-centered storytelling will find A House Full of Strangers appealing."

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"Ms. Stevan's mature, focused writing style really shines...As I read through A House Full of Strangers, I could feel that infusion of love, as she has written from her childhood experiences growing up with parents who owned a rooming house. Think of her as Sonia, witnessing the different types of people that would come and go through their from door over the years. Some left for a better future, some for marriage, some came to the house to escape a marriage. They are all here in A House Full of Strangers."

James M. Fisher for The Seaboard Review of Books

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