pickMany years ago in eight grade, we had to do a report on a book set in a different country. Everyone had already chosen the popular books of that time and my librarian showed me this book to read. It was so influential to me and I lost the name for years until one day with the help of google, I was able to find it.
A boy left alone after his family was taken, tries to find his way home. Set in Russia from the early 1920s. JF
My #BookSpin is 'something by Edith Wharton" Should I go with House of Mirth or Age of Innocence? The #DoubleSpin is the first in a series I've heard great things about.
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October TBR
I have 23 unused Free spaces so far this year so I added some back. No freebies left behind 👻
#BookSpin #ReadYourKindle #TrappedInASpookyHouse #HauntedShelf #GrimReaders
pick4.75⭐️ I really liked this book and was quite surprised that I did. I‘m no ballet expert but it seems like it‘s pretty accurate. I also liked the background of the height of the #coldwar rather than #wwii. I am really curious as to what next this author produces. #2025 #historucalfiction #russia #unitedstates #fiction #literaryfiction #family #rivarly
My #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin picks for September. I've been meaning to read both of these for a long time. 😊
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pickVery interesting and informative. Massie wrote in a very engaging and readable manner. The book did an excellent job at examining the Romanov family, and how they both influenced and were influenced by the different factors leading up to the Russian Revolution.
Interesting historical foreshadowing. Alexandra, wife of Tsar Nicholas II, stayed in Marie Antoinette's rooms at Versailles.
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