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The Woman Who Waited

Andreï Makine

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Description:In the 1970s, a woman keeps vigil for a lover lost in World War II, in a “sensuously styled, elegiac” novel by the author of Dreams of My Russian Summers (Publishers Weekly). Near the end of World War II, nineteen-year-old Boris Koptek left the small village of Mirnoe to join the Russian army. He swore to the sixteen-year-old love of his life, Vera, that as soon as he returned they would marry. Then, young Boris was reported killed in action while crossing the Spree River with his engineering battalion on the way to Berlin. But Vera refused to believe it. For thirty years, she has waited for Boris to come home. Her extraordinary story, her resilience, and her still-radiant beauty is captivating to a callow young journalist from Leningrad who has just arrived on the northern White Sea coast to research local traditions. Day by day, as he learns more about the enigmatic Vera, he finds himself enriched, changed, and falling under her sad and exquisite spell. From an award-winning author, this is a “wonderful novel…an elegantly enigmatic tale” (Booklist).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Woman Who Waited. To get started finding The Woman Who Waited, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In the 1970s, a woman keeps vigil for a lover lost in World War II, in a “sensuously styled, elegiac” novel by the author of Dreams of My Russian Summers (Publishers Weekly). Near the end of World War II, nineteen-year-old Boris Koptek left the small village of Mirnoe to join the Russian army. He swore to the sixteen-year-old love of his life, Vera, that as soon as he returned they would marry. Then, young Boris was reported killed in action while crossing the Spree River with his engineering battalion on the way to Berlin. But Vera refused to believe it. For thirty years, she has waited for Boris to come home. Her extraordinary story, her resilience, and her still-radiant beauty is captivating to a callow young journalist from Leningrad who has just arrived on the northern White Sea coast to research local traditions. Day by day, as he learns more about the enigmatic Vera, he finds himself enriched, changed, and falling under her sad and exquisite spell. From an award-winning author, this is a “wonderful novel…an elegantly enigmatic tale” (Booklist).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Woman Who Waited. To get started finding The Woman Who Waited, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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