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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Susana AikinPublisher: Large Print Press Imprint: Large Print Press Edition: Large type / large print edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 21.30cm Weight: 0.771kg ISBN: 9781432864170ISBN 10: 1432864173 Pages: 692 Publication Date: 12 June 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAikin's novel is expertly plotted and rife with historical details in both its English and Russian settings, making for a rich story of the prejudices women faced at the turn of the 20th century and how the class disparity in Russia ignited the flame of revolution. --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Beginning and ending with letters written to her family, this novel has the feel of a serial drama. Readers of Pam Jenoff and Eva Stachniak will appreciate the strong-willed and artistically driven female character who finds her own way through difficult times. --LIBRARY JOURNAL Author InformationBorn in Spain of an English father and a Spanish mother, Susana Aikin is a writer and a filmmaker who has lived and worked in New York City since 1982. She was educated in both England and Spain; studied law at the University of Madrid, and later Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. In 1986 she started her own independent film production company, Starfish Productions, producing and directing documentary films that won her multiple awards, including an American Film Institute grant, a Rockefeller Fellowship, and an Emmy Award in 1997. She started writing fiction full time in 2010. She has two sons and now lives between Brooklyn and the mountains north of Madrid. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |