Bit by bit, the ravages of age are eroding Marina's grip on the
everyday. An elderly Russian woman now living in America, she
cannot hold on to fresh memories--the details of her grown
children's lives, the approaching wedding of her grandchild--yet
her distant past is miraculously preserved in her mind's eye.
Vivid images of her youth in war-torn Leningrad arise unbidden,
carrying her back to the terrible fall of 1941, when she was a tour
guide at the Hermitage Museum and the German army's approach
signaled the beginning of what would be a long, torturous siege on
the city. As the people braved starvation, bitter cold, and a
relentless German onslaught, Marina joined other staff members in
removing the museum's priceless masterpieces for safekeeping,
leaving the frames hanging empty on the walls to symbolize the
artworks' eventual return. As the Luftwaffe's bombs pounded the
proud, stricken city, Marina built a personal Hermitage in her
mind--a refuge that would stay buried deep within her, until she
needed it once more. . . .
General
Imprint: |
HarperCollins Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2007 |
First published: |
February 2007 |
Authors: |
Debra Dean
|
Dimensions: |
200 x 136 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
235 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-082531-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-06-082531-6 |
Barcode: |
9780060825317 |
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