Winter Garden
5 journalers for this copy...
Purchased to Read and Release.
This is a story of a woman raised in Leningrad Russia, during the reign of Stalin and the horrors of the German invasion of her country. She married an American soldier and moves to Washington in the United State. She has told her children fairy tales all through their early years. As her second husband is dying, he gets her to promise that she will tell the truth behind the stories to its end. It is her story as told to her daughters. Very sad, shocking, fascinating, a true love story. A beautiful ending.
Releasing to NancyNova as a WL tag.. Enjoy!
Thanks for wanting this book! I hope you'll make a brief journal entry so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey. Thanks, and Happy Book Crossing! :)
Thanks for wanting this book! I hope you'll make a brief journal entry so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey. Thanks, and Happy Book Crossing! :)
Thank you! Adding to the shorter TBR stash & postponing the read until the new year, so it's counts in the Mt TBR challenge.
This one is the book club read this month. Another TLC member will also read it, but she doesn't want anything to do with a computer, so will not get her j/e
rabck from love2cook; disappointing. Book was good, but could have been better. Mom lived through the siege on Leningrad during WWII, a location that I didn't know about. She's always been cold to her two daughters, who struggle with relationship problems of their own. Mom finally tells them the story of her time in Leningrad through a series of fairy tales. Ending was way too trite - author could have done better by leaving some loose ends.
Interesting that many of the book club folks also thought the author should have written Leningrad differently.
Will rabck it forward via a wishlist
Interesting that many of the book club folks also thought the author should have written Leningrad differently.
Will rabck it forward via a wishlist
Journal Entry 7 by 
NancyNova
at ~ RABCK ~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Tuesday, June 2, 2015
NancyNova at ~ RABCK ~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (6/2/2015 UTC) at ~ RABCK ~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
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A Wishlist book. Enjoy!
If you aren't familiar with Bookcrossing, take a few minutes to check out this very cool site. Bookcrossers LOVE books, and more than anything, they love to read books and then set them free for other people to find and enjoy. I would love it if you would leave a journal entry -- you can say where you found the book or how you liked it when you read it. Then, when you are ready, pass it along for someone else to enjoy! Thanks and happy reading!
If you aren't familiar with Bookcrossing, take a few minutes to check out this very cool site. Bookcrossers LOVE books, and more than anything, they love to read books and then set them free for other people to find and enjoy. I would love it if you would leave a journal entry -- you can say where you found the book or how you liked it when you read it. Then, when you are ready, pass it along for someone else to enjoy! Thanks and happy reading!
Thanks so much for the Birthday RABCK. Can't wait to start it.
So much more to this story than I expected. Loved it! Off to my Mom & my daughter to read then to a special reader I have picked out.
Happy Birthday to my friend, bamaforever! These are a little different than what you usually read but my daughter and I loved them! Have a great 30th Birthday!!!!
Thank you so much for the birthday box and books. This sounds like a good tear-jerker!
Bought from a neighbor and just started reading today. So fun seeing all the places this book has been!!
