Lara's Gift

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Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 0307931757
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Book Synopsis Lara's Gift by : Annemarie O'Brien

Download or read book Lara's Gift written by Annemarie O'Brien and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1914 Russia, Lara is being groomed by her father to be the next kennel steward for the Count's borzoi dogs unless her mother bears a son, but her visions, although suppressed by her father, seem to suggest she has a special bond with the dogs.

Lara's Book

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Publisher : Prima Games
ISBN 13 : 9780761515807
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (158 download)

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Book Synopsis Lara's Book by : Douglas Coupland

Download or read book Lara's Book written by Douglas Coupland and published by Prima Games. This book was released on 1998 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tomb Raider's Lara Croft has become a multi-million dollar merchandising franchise. From videos to action figures to comics and an upcoming film, anything that bears the Lara Croft Image turns to gold. With Tomb Raider II sales running into the millions, and Lara Croft's Image becoming a mass market icon, it's prime time for a Collector's Edition of Lara Croft Art, News, Essays, Rumors, and Game Strategy."Tomb Raider Anthology" Outline: - The Tomb Raider Story- The Lara Phenomenon- Evolution of the Tomb Raider series Tomb Raider to Tomb Raider II -- advances in storyline and gameplay- Game Play Strategies, Walkthrough Tomb Raider I- A Lara Adventure- Story of Core and Eidos- Game Play Strategies, Walkthroughs Tomb Raider II- Tomb Raider Merchandise- Tomb Raider Movie- Game Play Strategies, Walkthroughs Tomb Raider Gold -- Exclusive!!- Lara Croft Fictional Story

The Memory Book

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Publisher : Poppy
ISBN 13 : 0316283770
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Book Synopsis The Memory Book by : Lara Avery

Download or read book The Memory Book written by Lara Avery and published by Poppy. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of Everything, Everything and Five Feet Apart, a bittersweet story of love and loss, told one journal entry at a time. Sammie McCoy is a girl with a plan: graduate at the top of her class and get out of her small town as soon as possible. Nothing will stand in her way-not even the rare genetic disorder the doctors say will slowly steal her memories and then her health. So the memory book is born: a journal written to Sammie's future self. It's where she'll record every perfect detail of her first date with longtime-crush Stuart, and where she'll admit how much she's missed her childhood friend Cooper. The memory book will ensure Sammie never forgets the most important parts of her life-the people who have broken her heart, and those who have mended it. If Sammie's going to die, she's going to die living.

Lara

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Publisher : HQN Books
ISBN 13 : 1459219082
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (592 download)

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Book Synopsis Lara by : Bertrice Small

Download or read book Lara written by Bertrice Small and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author and master of romance Bertrice Small welcomes you to the magical, sensual World of Hetar. For Lara, a half faerie, half human, her beauty is a blessing and a curse. Sold into a Pleasure House by her father, she commits herself to a lifetime of servitude. But even in a place where pleasure is not censured but encouraged, her otherworldly beauty proves too much for her suitors. When Lara escapes, she is introduced to a new way of life, and an incredible man who opens her eyes to the growing unrest among their people…and the extraordinary destiny that awaits her. Lara will journey the depths of desire and despair to find a love that will last an eternity—a love that will change Hetar forever.

Lara

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062439359
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Book Synopsis Lara by : Anna Pasternak

Download or read book Lara written by Anna Pasternak and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lara is the heartbreaking story of lovers Boris Pasternak, the author of Doctor Zhivago, and Olga Ivinskaya—the true tragedy behind the timeless classic. “Anna Pasternak does not spare an ounce of drama nor detail from the story of her great-uncle’s love affair with Olga Ivinskaya, the inspiration for Doctor Zhivago’s Lara. The result is a profoundly moving meditation on love, loyalty and, ultimately, forgiveness.” —New York Times–bestselling author Amanda Foreman When Stalin came into power in 1924, the Communist government began persecuting dissident writers. Though he spared the life of Boris Pasternak—whose novel-in-progress, Doctor Zhivago, was suspected of being anti-Soviet—Stalin persecuted Boris’s mistress, typist, and literary muse, Olga Ivinskaya. Boris’s affair devastated the Pasternaks, and they were keen to disavow Olga’s role in Boris’s writing. Twice sentenced to work in Siberian labor camps, Olga was interrogated about Boris’s book, but she didn’t betray the man she loved. Released from the gulags, Olga assumed that Boris would leave his wife for her but, trapped by his family’s expectations and his own weak will, he never did. Drawing on previously neglected family sources and original interviews, Anna Pasternak explores her great-uncle’s hidden act of moral compromise, and restores to history the passionate affair that inspired and animated Doctor Zhivago. Devastated that Olga suffered on his behalf and frustrated that he could not match her loyalty to him, Boris instead channeled his thwarted passion for her into his novel’s love story. Filled with the rich detail of Boris’s secret life, Lara unearths a moving love story of courage, loyalty, suffering, drama, and loss, casting a new light on the legacy of Doctor Zhivago.

Lara Croft

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ISBN 13 : 9780743424295
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (242 download)

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Book Synopsis Lara Croft by : Dave Stern

Download or read book Lara Croft written by Dave Stern and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lara Croft has been called a cross between Indiana Jones and James Bond. Her rivals are less charitable, they call her the Tomb Raider. But no one can dispute her remarkable success rate. Heedless of the dangers, Lara has criss-crossed the globe to uncover some of the most magnificent artefacts. A no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners attitude has kept her alive in some of the most dangerous trouble spots on the earth. But hidden in her own mansion is a treasure and a puzzle that could pose as her greatest and most deadly challenge. This Paramount feature has taken over the imagination of the countless fans of the video game. Shot in the remarkable Pinewood Studios, the home to the Bond films, the producers have created a stunning feature that will amaze fans of the game, and appeal to the summer audience.

The Secrets We Kept

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Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0525656162
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (256 download)

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Book Synopsis The Secrets We Kept by : Lara Prescott

Download or read book The Secrets We Kept written by Lara Prescott and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice—inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with the greatest love story of the twentieth century: Doctor Zhivago • A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK At the height of the Cold War, Irina, a young Russian-American secretary, is plucked from the CIA typing pool and given the assignment of a lifetime. Her mission: to help smuggle Doctor Zhivago into the USSR, where it is banned, and enable Boris Pasternak’s magnum opus to make its way into print around the world. Mentoring Irina is the glamorous Sally Forrester: a seasoned spy who has honed her gift for deceit, using her magnetism and charm to pry secrets out of powerful men. Under Sally’s tutelage, Irina learns how to invisibly ferry classified documents—and discovers deeply buried truths about herself. The Secrets We Kept combines a legendary literary love story—the decades-long affair between Pasternak and his mistress and muse, Olga Ivinskaya, who inspired Zhivago’s heroine, Lara—with a narrative about two women empowered to lead lives of extraordinary intrigue and risk. Told with soaring emotional intensity and captivating historical detail, this is an unforgettable debut: a celebration of the powerful belief that a work of art can change the world.

Lara's Story

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Publisher : Independent Author
ISBN 13 : 9781946146908
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (469 download)

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Book Synopsis Lara's Story by : Diane Merrill Merrill Wigginton

Download or read book Lara's Story written by Diane Merrill Merrill Wigginton and published by Independent Author. This book was released on 2019-01-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lara's Story is a gripping, coming of age story about a young woman named Lara Flannigan, who grew up during the 1840s Irish Famine. Surviving tragedy and dangers on the streets of Ireland, Lara grows up to become a well-respected woman of Philidelphia's high society.

Larger-Than-Life Lara

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Publisher : NavPress
ISBN 13 : 1496418352
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (964 download)

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Book Synopsis Larger-Than-Life Lara by : Dandi Daley Mackall

Download or read book Larger-Than-Life Lara written by Dandi Daley Mackall and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This isn’t about me. This story, I mean. So already you got a reason to hang it up. At least that’s what Mrs. Smith, our English teacher, says. But the story is about ten-year-old Laney Grafton and the new girl in her class—Lara Phelps, whom everyone bullies from the minute she shows up. Laney is just relieved to have someone else as a target of bullying. But instead of acting the way a bullied kid normally acts, this new girl returns kindness for a meanness that intensifies . . . until nobody remains unchanged, not even the reader. In a unique and multi-layered story, with equal parts humor and angst, Laney communicates the art of storytelling as it happens, with chapter headings, such as: Character, Setting, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax. And she weaves an unforgettable tale of a new girl who transforms an entire class and, in the process, reveals the best and worst in all of us. This is a powerful and emotional story, which School Library Journal called “Thoroughly enjoyable and unexpectedly wry, . . . as intelligent as it is succinct.”

A Good Mother

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Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0369703146
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (697 download)

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Book Synopsis A Good Mother by : Lara Bazelon

Download or read book A Good Mother written by Lara Bazelon and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The courtroom scenes are sharp and suspenseful, the twists in the plot are unexpected, and the tension ratchets up until we are truly eager to find out what happens.” -New York Times Book Review A Library Journal Best Debut Novel of Spring and Summer 2021 A gripping debut thriller about two young mothers, one shocking murder and a court case that puts them both on trial. When a soldier is found stabbed through the heart at a US Army base, there is no doubt that his wife, Luz, is to blame. But was it an act of self-defense? An attempt to save her infant daughter? Or the cold-blooded murder of an innocent man? Ambitious public defender Abby is determined to win at all costs. As a new mother herself, she wants to keep Luz out of prison and with her daughter. But when the surprises stack up and shocking new evidence emerges, Abby realizes the task proves far more difficult than she suspected and will require a terrible sacrifice. As the trial hurtles toward an outcome no one expects, Abby, Luz and a captivated jury are forced to answer the question that will decide everything—what does it mean to be a good mother? “Lara Bazelon combines a riveting courtroom thriller with a nuanced and thought-provoking examination of gender, race, and justice. Helmed by an intelligent, complex, and flawed protagonist, A Good Mother is a beautifully written debut that kept me turning the pages late into the night.” —Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek "Sexy, shrewd, and wholly contemporary, A Good Mother takes pitch-perfect characters, a page-whipping plot, and themes about marriage, lust, betrayal, and the juggling of new motherhood plus a hard-driving career and mixes it all into a deeply perceptive legal thriller that made me drop everything else and just READ." —Cathi Hanauer, New York Times bestselling author of Gone, The Bitch in the House and The Bitch Is Back

Lara

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Publisher : Angela Royal Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Lara by : Bernardine Evaristo

Download or read book Lara written by Bernardine Evaristo and published by Angela Royal Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lara traces the two ancestral strands of a girl called Lara who grows up in London in the sixties and seventies. Her father, Taiwo, is Nigerian and her mother, Ellen, is English and it goes into both sides of her family history. On Taiwo's side it follows his grandfather's journey from slavery in Brazil in the eighteenth century, to freedom in the Brazilian Quarter of Lagos, Nigeria. It follows Taiwo's childhood in Lagos when Nigeria was a British colony, his journey to Britain to study in 1949 and his eventual meeting and marriage, to a white Englishwoman called Ellen. The book also traces Ellen's childhood in London during the war years, and her mother Edith's poor working class childhood in London at the turn of the century. Finally, all strands come together in Lara who begins her own odyssey as she grows up a mixed-race child in an exclusively white area of London." -- Provided by publisher.

Animal Wife

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Publisher : Red Hen Press
ISBN 13 : 1597098833
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (97 download)

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Book Synopsis Animal Wife by : Lara Ehrlich

Download or read book Animal Wife written by Lara Ehrlich and published by Red Hen Press. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this award-winning debut collection, fifteen magical realism stories portray girls and women searching for an escape from their everyday lives. “In villages where women bore most of the weight of a constricted life, witches flew by night on broomsticks,” said Italo Calvino of the way imagination bridges the gap between everyday existence and an idealized alternative . . . The fifteen stories of Animal Wife are unified by girls and women who cross this threshold seeking liberation from family responsibilities, from societal expectations, from their own minds. A girl born with feathers undertakes a quest for the mother who abandoned her. An indecisive woman drinks Foresight, only to become stymied by the futures branching before her. A proofreader cultivates a cage-fighting alter ego. A woman becomes psychologically trapped in her car. A girl acts on her desire for a childhood friend as a monster draws closer to the shore. A widow invites a bear to hibernate in her den . . . Animal Wife was selected as the winner of the Red Hen Fiction Award by New York Times– bestselling author Ann Hood, who says, “From the first sentence Animal Wife grabbed me and never let go. Sensual and intelligent, with gorgeous prose, it made me dizzy with its exploration and illumination of the inner and outer lives of girls and women.” Praise for Animal Wife “Whimsy and fantasy meet the way things really turn out in stories from a strong new voice.” —Kirkus Reviews “Strange, funny, fearsome, Animal Wife is a gorgeous book, weird in its very bones.” —Elizabeth McCracken, author of Bowlaway: A Novel “Lara Ehrlich has written a collection of stories that allow for escapism.” —F(r)iction “I was particularly intrigued by the way Lara beautifully portrays the inner struggle between wildness and domesticity, the surreal elements of each story lending a mythical complexity to these conflicts. Really lovely and thought-provoking. Perfect for fans of Aimee Bender, Karen Russell, and Angela Carter.” —Joy Baglio, founder of Pioneer Valley Writer’s Workshop

All Lara's Wars

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Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 1644210177
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (442 download)

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Book Synopsis All Lara's Wars by : Wojciech Jagielski

Download or read book All Lara's Wars written by Wojciech Jagielski and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of one woman's struggle to save her sons from radicalization by Chechen partisans, as told by a seasoned war reporter. In All Lara's Wars, the great events of the last half-century--the realignment of Eastern Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union, and the rise in the Middle East of ISIS and its quest for a new Caliphate--converge in this account of a Chechen-Georgian family whose two sons become radicalized, and how their mother--Lara--travels to Syria by bus and at great risk, not to join them but to bring them home. By then, the older son is a high level commander and the younger son a respected soldier in ISIS's army. The story is told with a sense of wonder at the contemporary world and all the ways it resembles a primitive and violent land where all struggles are to the death, and there is an epic battle going on between forces of good and evil that cannot be understood other than as mythic and larger than life. Lara is a Kist--one of a tiny ethnicity that crossed the Caucasus mountains a century ago to settle in the remote Pankisi Gorge in northern Georgia, a peaceful and isolated paradise. She married a Chechen, moved to Grozny, and became the mother of two sons. When war came to Chechnya, she took her children home to the safe Georgian valley, and later sent them to Western Europe to live with their father--to protect them from the influence of the radical Islamic freedom fighters who had come to the Pankisi Gorge as refugees from the Chechnyan wars. As in all of Wojciech Jagielski's books, he tells here the story of any modern war, how the individual lives of civilians and combatants are obliterated in the sweep of the larger narrative--and how the humanity of these individual lives is revealed, and the price paid in human endurance and persistence and loss. Jagielski observes, listening to Lara and letting her story emerge through the filter of his literary skill. This unusual reportage tells us the facts of the Chechnyan wars and the reality of the Syrian war from the viewpoint of ISIS recruits, but it is also the true account of one ordinary family that became part of the larger tragedy that has claimed so many victims in recent years.

Make it Happen

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Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0718022394
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (18 download)

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Book Synopsis Make it Happen by : Lara Casey

Download or read book Make it Happen written by Lara Casey and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You were created for a purpose, and it's time to make it happen. Make It Happen is the story of how I surrendered my fear, took the leap, and got a life. In my case, a perfectly imperfect, fulfilling life as a mama, a working woman, and a grateful wife. This is the story of how I chose to make "it"—a greater purpose than mine—happen, and how you can too. Make It Happen is for women who find themselves worried, anxious, and completely overwhelmed by the constant chase for perfection those seeking the courage to jump into a new venture working women who are struggling to "do it all" weary wives and moms looking for relief from burning the candle at both ends anyone who dreams of a life lived not by accident, but on purpose Your time has come to take a leap of faith. Join me as we surrender our fears, end the chase for perfection, and say yes to cultivating the meaningful lives God desires for us. You know all those things you've always wanted to do?You should go do them.

Lara Croft and the Blade of Gwynnever

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744017580
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)

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Book Synopsis Lara Croft and the Blade of Gwynnever by : Dan Abnett

Download or read book Lara Croft and the Blade of Gwynnever written by Dan Abnett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stand-alone novel is an epic Lara Croft adventure, featuring enough dual-pistol wielding action and sharp wit to please nostalgic fans of the franchise. Facing threats from multiple fronts, Lara hunts legendary artifacts around the world in an effort to solve a mystery and avert disaster. Straddling the line between factual history and fantastical extrapolation, the intense and action-packed tale weaves together the modern and ancient worlds. Storyline written in conjunction with the game developers at Crystal Dynamics, and penned by Dan Abnett, a bestselling British novelist and comic book writer.

The Meeting Point

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838933190
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

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Book Synopsis The Meeting Point by : Olivia Lara

Download or read book The Meeting Point written by Olivia Lara and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An Unputdownable Romance! Wow oh wow one thing is for sure this book NEEDS to be made into a film!... I was totally swept away... Truly is a feel-good, heartfelt, inspiring and heart-warming... Once I started reading I couldn't put it down!' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars What if the Lift driver who finds your cheating boyfriend's phone holds the directions to true love? 'Who are you and why do you have my boyfriend's phone?' 'He left it in my car. You must be the blonde in the red dress? I'm the Lift driver who dropped you two off earlier.' And with these words, the life of the brunette and t-shirt wearing Maya Maas is turned upside down. Having planned to surprise her boyfriend, she finds herself single and stranded in an unknown city on her birthday. So when the mystery driver rescues Maya with the suggestion that she cheers herself up at a nearby beach town, she jumps at the chance to get things back on track. She wasn't expecting a personalised itinerary or the easy companionship that comes from opening up to a stranger via text, let alone the possibility it might grow into something more... Come on this 5 stars journey to love, laughter and back again, perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Josie Silver and Sally Thorne. Readers love The Meeting Point! 'Fun, feel-good read. I breezed through this in one sitting... The romance had me swooning and I couldn't stop smiling. Need to find my own rideshare now :)' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'My god, how I love this book!... A must read... Obviously, a big, fat, shiny 5 stars from me!' The Artsy Reader, 5 stars 'YA'LL!!!!! This was one of the most unique written plots I have ever experienced in my life! The Meeting Point had me in all my feels and even made my eyes leak! Ah-Mazing!... This is a book you do NOT want to miss!' @the_kentucky_fried_bibliophile, 5 stars 'Kept me up until 2am even though I worked the next day because I simply couldn't put it down' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'Truly perfect and totally made my days better... Recommend this book to everyone! :)' Love My Shelf, 5 stars 'Freaking loved this book! It was such a comfort read for me! I could not put it down until I had read every word! It had such 90s-early 2000s rom-com movie energy and I was sold!... I loved it all... I will always have this on my shelf and come back to it time and time again' @kelleyleigh20, 5 stars 'I was hooked from the first page and didn't want it to end! You will love this book! Definitely recommend!' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'Had a hard time putting it down... I loved the ending!... I can't wait to read more books by this author in the future!' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'Wow... I don't remember how long it has been since I have been so vested in a book within the first few pages... Absolutely charming... This book is a big win.' A Devine Read, 5 stars 'Just glorious... This was like a balm to my soul... Ahhh I honestly loved every second of this book! It's cute and so romantic... I just need like a sequel and then another one please!... Just easily one of my favourite romance books I've read! I think everyone who enjoys a love story needs to read this ?' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'My new book in which I will compare all other romances against. This was absolutely the cutest story and perfect summer read... I found myself smiling throughout this book, I just loved it' @page_chapter_book, 5 stars

Klotsvog

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Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231544146
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Book Synopsis Klotsvog by : Margarita Khemlin

Download or read book Klotsvog written by Margarita Khemlin and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Klotsvog is a novel about being Jewish in the Soviet Union and the historical trauma of World War II—and it’s a novel about the petty dramas and demons of one strikingly vain woman. Maya Abramovna Klotsvog has had quite a life, and she wants you to know all about it. Selfish, garrulous, and thoroughly entertaining, she tells us where she came from, who she didn’t get along with, and what became of all her husbands and lovers. In Klotsvog, Margarita Khemlin creates a first-person narrator who is both deeply self-absorbed and deeply compelling. From Maya’s perspective, Khemlin unfurls a retelling of the Soviet Jewish experience that integrates the historical and the personal into her protagonist’s vividly drawn inner and outer lives. Maya’s life story flows as a long monologue, told in unfussy language dense with Khemlin’s magnificently manipulated Soviet clichés and matter-of-fact descriptions of Soviet life. Born in a center of Jewish culture in Ukraine, she spent the war in evacuation in Kazakhstan. She has few friends but has had several husbands, and her relationships with her relatives are strained at best. The war looms over Klotsvog, and the trauma runs deep, as do the ambiguities and ambivalences of Jewish identity. Lisa Hayden’s masterful translation brings this gripping character study full of dark, sly humor and new perspectives on Jewish heritage and survival to an English-speaking audience.