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Winterland: A Novel

November 28, 2022

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Does anyone else remember the USSR dominance in women’s gymnastics in the 1970s? When a name like Ludmilla Tourischeva might be the only Russian an American knew? A new novel, Winterland, takes place ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: historical fiction, Russia, sports

Stalled: Mini-Reviews

July 5, 2019

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In the past I’ve done a feature called It’s Not You It’s Me to indicate books I didn’t enjoy but that I believe other readers might like. Today is a bit different because in those cases I finished the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: essays, literary, Russia

Mothers’ Week: Mother Country

May 10, 2019

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Nadia’s life is not an easy one. She works not one, but two jobs—as a home attendant for an elderly man and as a nanny for a little girl. It’s necessary because she lives in Brooklyn while her ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, cultural, politics, Russia, social issues, Thomas Dunne Books, women

I Was Anastasia: A Novel

March 28, 2018

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I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon achieves quite a feat—taking a subject about which there is no longer any mystery and making it mysterious. Thanks to DNA testing, it is now known that Grand Duchess ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, Doubleday, historical fiction, mystery, Russia

Eight Books I Can’t Wait to Read This Fall

August 28, 2017

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Wow. Apparently, this summer is over. September and back-to-school and all those markers heralding fall arrive next week. I wish I had a great book to wrap up my summer Monday reviews, but the high ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: contemporary fiction, England, historical fiction, lists, literary, Russia

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