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This debut novel by Anna Solomon is a beautiful, surprising book. Solomon tells the story of Minna, a Jewish mail-order bride who travels from Odessa to America in the 1800s, thinking she will have a grand (or at least comfortable) life in a big city. Instead, she finds herself in unsettled Dakota territory with a new 40-yr-old husband, and two surprise step-sons her age. Her relationships with these three men; her struggle to make a home out of grass and dirt; and especially the lush internal landscape of Minna's own thoughts create a uniquely compelling story.
Lyrical and unconventional, this book manages to be simultaneously quiet, thoughtful, and riveting.
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The Little Bride by Anna Solomon
RI reader, September 20, 2011
This debut novel by Anna Solomon is a beautiful, surprising book. Solomon tells the story of Minna, a Jewish mail-order bride who travels from Odessa to America in the 1800s, thinking she will have a grand (or at least comfortable) life in a big city. Instead, she finds herself in unsettled Dakota territory with a new 40-yr-old husband, and two surprise step-sons her age. Her relationships with these three men; her struggle to make a home out of grass and dirt; and especially the lush internal landscape of Minna's own thoughts create a uniquely compelling story.Lyrical and unconventional, this book manages to be simultaneously quiet, thoughtful, and riveting.
(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)