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Irene Nemirovsky
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The Wine of Solitude (Vintage International) |
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English |
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Paperback |
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248 |
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2012-09-18 |
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0307745481 |
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Vintage |
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0.74 x 5.2 x 7.97 inches |
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1 kathleen (USA: NY) |
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1 mj (USA: FL) |
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Product Description
Introspective and poignant, The Wine of Solitude is the most autobiographical of all of the novels from the celebrated author of Suite Française.
Beginning in a fictionalized Kiev, The Wine of Solitude follows the Karol family through the Great War and the Russian Revolution, as the young Hélène grows from a dreamy, unhappy child into a strongwilled young woman. From the hot Kiev summers to the cruel winters of St Petersburg and eventually to springtime in Paris, the would-be writer Hélène blossoms, despite her mother’s neglect, into a clear-eyed observer of the life around her. Here is a powerful tale of disillusionment — the story of an upbringing that produces a young woman as hard as a diamond, prepared to wreak a shattering revenge on her mother.
A Vintage Paperback Original
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