Welcome to Jennie Tschoban and her book Tales & Lies My Baba Told Me

 

I had a little glitch with Jennie's post earlier this month but she's here now!! 
Welcome to the inspiring, Jennie Tschoban!

Jennie Tschoban was born in Ukraine in 1939, her family of nine fled while Stalin's soldiers raided their homes. She lived in Displaced Persons Camps in Germany after World War II and immigrated to Canada 1949. Freedom at last.

Jennie lived in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. A lover of travel Jennie has driven solo coast to coast across Canada and retired on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia.

With daughter April-Ria Davidson Qureshi they wrote two cookbooks 'Kapusta or Cabbage' and 'MORE KorC' - A Mother and Daughter Historical and Culinary Journey. In August 2020 Jennie published a memoir - "Tales & Lies My Baba Told Me". 

Find Jennie at: 

LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennie-tschoban-108577109/?originalSubdomain=ca 

What genre do you write?

I mainly write about family life. I nave two WIP - Detecting 101 - a mystery; and For Whatever It's Worth - a romance novel.

Do your reading choices reflect your writing choices?

Forty years ago, I started reading Harlequin Romances - I was a young mother of two and needed an escape. Jackie Collins, Robert J Parker, Dick Francis, Jeffrey Archer, John Grisham. I enjoy light reading.

I joined Canadian Authors Association in Toronto in 1992 and attended their yearly conferences in different cities every year. Met many writers - some famous and some didn't become famous - until they did. I have boxes of photos of these writers and many signed copies of their works.

Which type of characters are your favorite?

My marriage ended after 13 years - so the guy has to be decent; if he's a jerk - I don't read further.

TALES & LIES MY BABA TOLD ME

What happens when a smart, young stay-at-home mom decides to go back to work and hires her Ukrainian mom to nanny her two kids for 6 years?

A witty, brutally honest and true story of freedom, resilience and pivotal moments in life that change the story forever.

Get a peek into the life, relationship and influence that grows between grandmother and grandkids when mom decides to grab her briefcase and go back to the working world. Pull up a chair to the kitchen table and witness all the imperfections, idiosyncrasies and bloopers that drive mother and daughter to argue and disagree are the same conditions that bring them together and guide generations.

Years later, both children now teenagers, Jennie Tschoban aka Baba looks back and pens her memoir of the crazy challenges and tender moments she experienced while raising her grandkids.

This captivating story skips between Europe during WW2 and Canada today where the trauma of running to save your life shapes three generations over 2 continents with determination and humour. 

Kindle edition: https://amzn.to/3hLYk9o

Paperback edition: https://amzn.to/3hGIYTq