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Zugzwang
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Ronan Bennett |
As the murder of a respected newspaper editor shocks 1914 St. Petersburg, psychoanalyst Dr. Otto Spethmann, his young daughter, and his patients find themselves pawns in a nightmarish game of politic… |
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Le Vin de solitude
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Irène Némirovsky |
Introspective, intense and poignant, The Wine of Solitude is the most autobiographical of all Irène Némirovsky's novels, now available in English for the first time. Imbued with melancholy, and regre… |
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City of thieves
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David Benioff |
Documenting his grandparents' experiences during the siege of Leningrad, a young writer learns his grandfather's story about how a military deserter and he tried to secure pardons by gathering hard-t… |
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A Gentleman in Moscow
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Amor Towles |
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Masha Regina
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V. Leventalʹ |
Masha dreams of becoming one of the great European auteurs. But first she must escape the drudgery of her daily existence: a father who drinks, a dull and empty city, the fear of getting stuck in a l… |
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Enchantments
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Kathryn Harrison |
An unusual, gorgeously told love story, and a rich tapestry of unparalleled storytelling, 'Enchantments' brings to life the final days of Rasputin and the Romanovs. It is a breathtaking tour-de-force… |
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La Belle au bois dormant
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Charles Perrault |
The Sleeping Beauty of the Wood |
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Zoya
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Danielle Steel |
Follows Zoya, from the revolution in Russia through the sixties and seventies in America, from St. Petersburg to Paris to New York in the eighties, as she struggles to survive in the face of insurmou… |
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Cherez Goroda k Sebe
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Ekaterina Yakovina |
The book of recollections about a several cities with which the author's life is closely connected. Majestic St. Petersburg, Pushkin, Petegof and small villages in Russia. Also the beautiful city Vin… |
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City of thieves
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David Benioff |
From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour, a captivating novel about war, courage, survival — and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime.
During the Nazis’ brutal siege… |
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The White Russian
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Tom Bradby |
St. Petersburg, 1917 -- the glittering capital of the Tsarist empire and a city on the brink of revolution-- where the jackals of the secret police maneuver for their own survival and their aristocra… |
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Crime and Punishment Notes
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James Lamar Roberts,Roberts, James L. |
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into critical elements and ideas within classic works of literature. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visu… |
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