Life is not easy in the Soviet Union at mid-20th century, especially for a factory worker who becomes an unwed mother. But Antonina is lucky to get a room in a communal apartment that she and her little girl share with three old women. Glikeria is the daughter of former serfs. Ariadna comes from a wealthy family and speaks French. Yevdokia is illiterate and bitter. All have lost their families, all are deeply traditional, and all become 'grannies' to little Suzanna. Only they secretly name...

Zakhar Prilepins novel-in-stories, Sin, has become a literary phenomenon in Russia, where it was published in 2007. It has been hailed as the epitome of the spirit of the opening decade of the 21st century, and was called the book of the decade by the prestigious Super Natsbest Award jury. Now available for the first time in English, it not only embodies the reality of post-perestroika Russia, but also shows that even in this reality, just like in any other, it is possible to maintain a po...

The Time of Women by Elena Chizhova is a poignant story set in mid-20th century Soviet Union, where a single mother, Antonina, raises her mute daughter with the help of three elderly women in a communal apartment. Together, they create a fragile haven in a challenging world, sharing their histories and protecting the child from state intervention.Elena Chizhova’s The Time of Women offers a tender yet haunting look at life in Soviet Russia through the eyes of a you...

Sin by Zakhar Prilepin is a novel-in-stories about Zakharka, a young Russian navigating love, family, and mortality against the backdrop of post-perestroika Russia. Through fragmented episodes of his life, Zakharka’s journey reflects on the power of human resilience amid hardship.Zakhar Prilepin’s Sin captures the essence of a turbulent era in post-perestroika Russia, as experienced through the eyes of Zakharka, a young man whose life unfolds in a series of vignet...

A tour-de-force of historical imagination, this is the story of three young men at the dawn of the French Revolution. Georges-Jacques Danton: zealous, energetic, debt-ridden. Maximilien Robespierre: small, diligent, terrified of violence. And Camille Desmoulins: a genius of rhetoric, charming, handsome, but erratic and untrustworthy. As these key figures of the French Revolution taste the addictive delights of power, they must also come to face the horror that follows.

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“A mesmerizing, blood-chilling book . . . The contrast between innocent childhood experience, and the awful understanding of that experience that came with time, is enough to make you weep"– Los Angeles TimesGöring. Hess. Mengele. Dönitz. Names that conjure up dark memories of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. They were the architects of the Third Reich. And they were fathers. Gerald Posner convinced eleven sons and daughters of Hitler’s inner circle to break...

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Why are so many women single, unhappy and constantly complaining that there are no good men? As a social observer Author Kerby Lapointe decided to decipher the code for women and offer what he's confident is finally the key for them to not just get a good man but keep a good man and make him absolutely adore you. Ladies let's face it men and women are very different and that's the way God intended. Unlike other relationship books the author doesn't ask women to transform, recreate the whee...

This is a book about beauty for women who are aging – us! – In a world that embraces and values youth. I can’t make you beautiful in the way you were when you were younger. I can’t make you young. But I can help you appreciate what you have. I can make the most of what you have. Try these simple techniques and you will never go back to your old ways. Every woman will find a WOW moment in the grace Factor. Enjoy the grace Factor it will change the way you look at yourself and the way you ma...

If you have purchased 'The Secrets They Kept' by N'spired Wit'Love, DO NOT PURCHASE THIS BOOK as they are one in the same, the only difference is the title name change.Khalynn Jenkins is not your typical everyday person. Not only is she young, smart, intelligent, and beautiful but she has a keen sense of intuition and a commanding presence that somehow draws people to her. But there’s more to Khalynn than even she knows. That is until she unexpectedly find...

"It Was Like That When I Found It" is a collection of essays that some people, like the author, might find humorous. Most people just find them bizarre. Only a small handful of people found it offensive enough to remove the author from their Christmas card lists.