The Wine of Solitude
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"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."--P. [4] of cover.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Vintage Books, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 248 p. ; 20 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780307745484
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Smith, Sandra, 1949-
SUBJECTS
Young women -- Russia -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Coming of age -- Russia -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Revenge -- Fiction.
Bildungsromans.