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I enjoyed this 19th-century comedy of manners about the marriage market. Witty & bleakly humorous with an intriguing style. The prose & poetry sections depict young Cecily's "double life"—her corseted/cosseted real-life, interspersed with the verse that she writes alone at night when she feels free. The comparison to Jane Austen is inevitable, but the anger Pavlova feels about the condition of women is more readily felt in the writing. #netgalley

batsy Translated from Russian by Barbara Heldt, this also has the distinction of being a *short* Russian novel 😆 5y

readordierachel You had me at "short" ? Also, what a great cover! 5y

batsy @readordierachel 😁 5y

LeahBergen Intrigued! 5y

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Me too! 5y

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A Double Life | Karolina Pavlova

So says a mother of her daughter of a marriageable age. 19th-century Russian aristocratic mothers give some of the Jane Austen mothers a run for their money!

(The truth about whether Cécile is "exactly what I wanted to make of her" is of course more complicated ?)

Cathythoughts Oh Mother !!! (edited) 5y

batsy @Cathythoughts Indeed! 😅😬 5y

Izai.Amorim I've met quite a few of these mothers in Brazil. 5y

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batsy @Izai.Amorim Same here in these parts! 5y

charl08 Yikes! 5y

batsy @charl08 All of the mother's designs have fallen apart in spectacular fashion and I don't want to say that this is like a Russian Jane Austen, but it kind of is! 5y

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A Double Life | Karolina Pavlova

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Pavlova originally wrote this Classic of Russian Literature ,1848,being published this year in the USA, and its premise is so perfect for the times we are living through. This is a work of wit and depth, originally written to show the duality of women in society and the mores of aristocratic society. This story will stay with you, the emotional range done precisely and masterfully. Herxwords are perfected crafted for this novel. It's fantastic

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Himmel und Erde des Jacques Dorme: Roman | Andre� Makine

"Das Elend der Flüchtlingsmassen, diese hinterhältige Vervielfachung des Leids, das der Krieg verursachte, hatte ihn bescheidener gemacht ..." Andreï Makine

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Himmel und Erde des Jacques Dorme: Roman | Andre� Makine

"An jenem Tag konnte man nicht mehr unterscheiden zwischen der mühseligen Pflicht zu leben und der gefassten Erwartung zu sterben." (1942) Andreï Makine

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Himmel und Erde des Jacques Dorme: Roman | Andre� Makine

"Zwischen zwei Eiszapfen, die von der Regenrinne herabhingen, trat ein Stern hervor, als ob er dort oben, in der Furcht erregenden Pracht des erwachten Himmels, von unserem Leben und diesem alten, gottverlassenen Holzhaus wüsste." Andreï Makine

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Himmel und Erde des Jacques Dorme: Roman | Andre� Makine