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The revolution of Marina M.

Marina Makarova is a woman of privilege who aches to break free of the constraints of her genteel life. Swept up on the tides of the Russian Revolution, Marina joins the marches for workers' rights, falls in love with a radical young poet, and betrays everything she holds dear, before being betrayed...

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Main Author: Fitch, Janet, 1955- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Young women > Fiction.
Upper class women > Russia > Fiction.
Soviet Union > History > Revolution, 1917-1921 > Fiction.
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > Fiction.
Coming-of-age fiction.
Historical fiction > Russia.
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Summary:Marina Makarova is a woman of privilege who aches to break free of the constraints of her genteel life. Swept up on the tides of the Russian Revolution, Marina joins the marches for workers' rights, falls in love with a radical young poet, and betrays everything she holds dear, before being betrayed in turn. As her country goes through tremendous upheaval, Marina's own coming-of-age unfolds, marked by deep passion, devastating loss, and the private heroism of an ordinary woman living through extraordinary times.
Physical Description:805 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
ISBN:9780316022064
0316022063
Author Notes:Janet Fitch 's first novel, White Oleander , a #1 bestseller and Oprah's Book Club selection, has been translated into twenty-eight languages and was made into a feature film. Her second novel, Paint It Black , hit bestseller lists across the country and has also been made into a film. Her third novel, The Revolution of Marina M. , begins an epic journey through the Russian Revolution, which concludes with Chimes of a Lost Cathedral . She lives with her husband in Los Angeles.

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