| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
365 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
Odessa, 1931. Marrying the handsome, wealthy Edward Gordon, Daria--born Dvora Kaganovitch--has fulfilled her mother's dreams. But a woman's plans are no match for the crushing power of Stalin's repressive Soviet state. To survive, Daria is forced to rely on the kindness of a man who takes pride in his own coarseness. Odessa, 1970. Brilliant young Natasha Crystal is determined to study mathematics. But the Soviets do not allow Jewish students--even those as brilliant as Natasha--to attend an institute as prestigious as Odessa University. With her hopes for the future dashed, Natasha must find a new purpose--one that leads her into the path of a dangerous young man. Brighton Beach, 2019. Zoe Venakovsky, known to her family as Zoya, has worked hard to leave the suffocating streets and small minds of Brighton Beach behind her--only to find that what she's tried to outrun might just hold her true happiness. Moving from a Siberian gulag to the underground world of Soviet refuseniks to oceanside Brooklyn, The Nesting Dolls is a heartbreaking yet ultimately redemptive story of circumstance, choice, and consequence--and three dynamic unforgettable women, all who will face hardships that force them to compromise their dreams as they fight to fulfill their destinies.-- Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Women -- Fiction.
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Choices -- Fiction.
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Soviet Union -- Fiction.
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Russia -- Fiction.
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Siberia (Russia) -- Fiction.
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FICTION / Historical / General.
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FICTION / Jewish.
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FICTION / Sagas.
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780062910943 (hardcover) |
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0062910949 (hardcover) |
| Standard No. |
9780062910943 |
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