Anna Pasternak
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English
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The heartbreaking story of the love affair between Boris Pasternak, the author of Doctor Zhivago, and Olga Ivinskaya-the true tragedy behind the timeless classic, and a harrowing look at how the Russian government has treated dissidents
When Stalin came into power in 1924, the Communist government began persecuting dissident writers. Though Stalin spared the life of Boris Pasternak-whose novel-in-progress, Doctor Zhivago, was suspected of being...
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This book is an account of my childhood years, six of which happened during WWII. Most of the books of that period deal with the Holocaust and other atrocities perpetrated by Hitler and his henchmen in Europe. While this tragedy was occurring in Europe, mainly in Poland, a different scenario was taking place thousands of miles away in the Taiga of Siberia, both involving Polish Jews. Soviet gulags are well-known, and so is Stalin’s regime, which...
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English
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Their love was both passionate and full of hope, yet ultimately hopeless. This is the true story of the love between a man and a woman- a romance doomed from the start- besieged by media and public opinion on the world stage. The woman was Diana, the Princess of Wales, the man was Captain James Hewitt. Their love affair lasted for nearly five years and is a story of support, encouragement, and love- but alas, one that didn' t result in a fairy tale...
4) The real Wallis Simpson: a new history of the American divorcée who became the Duchess of Windsor
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
In a complex, riveting and tragic true story of manipulation and betrayal, Anna Pasternak rejects the conventional view of the Duchess of Windsor and reveals a loyal and intelligent woman who was trapped by cunning, powerful men in a life she never wanted