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Can a woman ever really know herself if she does not know her mother?
The powerful, heart-breaking novel of Christin Hannah from the author of Smash-Hit Bestsellers Jugnu Lane and True Colors comes from which brightens the bond of complex mother-daughter and investigates the lasting relationship between the present and past.
Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise his children and manage the family apple orchard; The other followed a dream and traveled to the world to become a famous photo journalist. But when his beloved father falls ill, Meedith and Nina find themselves together, standing with their cold, mother, Anya, who still, does not give any rest to their daughters. As children, the only relationship between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya which sometimes told girls at night. On his death, his father takes out a promise from women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time – and in all the way till the end.
Thus an unexpected journey begins in the truth of the life of Anya in the war -torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Alternatively between the past and the present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, annoying story of their mother’s life, and what they learn is a secret, which is so terrible and terrible that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change what they believe that they are.
Asin: B003672jhg
Publisher: St. Martin Press; First Edition (January 28, 2010)
Publication date: January 28, 2010
language English
File Size: 3.2 MB
Text-to-speech: competent
Screen reader: Supported
Increased Typesetting: Competent
X-ray: competent
Word War: Competent
Print Length: 401 page
Customers say
Customers find this book a compelling read with well-developed complex female characters and a moving story that captures the pain and suffering of its characters. The writing is praised for its beautiful command of language, and customers appreciate its thought-provoking nature, noting how it teaches about life. While customers praise the strength of the human spirit in the narrative, some mention that the story starts out a little slow.
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