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ISBN13: 9780060825317 |
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Vivid images of her youth in war-torn Leningrad arise unbidden, carrying her back to the terrible fall of 1941, when she was a tour guide at the Hermitage Museum and the German army's approach signaled the beginning of what would be a long, torturous siege on the city. As the people braved starvation, bitter cold, and a relentless German onslaught, Marina joined other staff members in removing the museum's priceless masterpieces for safekeeping, leaving the frames hanging empty on the walls to symbolize the artworks' eventual return. As the Luftwaffe's bombs pounded the proud, stricken city, Marina built a personal Hermitage in her mind— a refuge that would stay buried deep within her, until she needed it once more. . . .
Synopsis:
Synopsis:
Vivid images of her youth in war-torn Leningrad arise unbidden, carrying her back to the terrible fall of 1941, when she was a tour guide at the Hermitage Museum and the German army's approach signaled the beginning of what would be a long, torturous siege on the city. As the people braved starvation, bitter cold, and a relentless German onslaught, Marina joined other staff members in removing the museum's priceless masterpieces for safekeeping, leaving the frames hanging empty on the walls to symbolize the artworks' eventual return. As the Luftwaffe's bombs pounded the proud, stricken city, Marina built a personal Hermitage in her mind—a refuge that would stay buried deep within her, until she needed it once more. . . .
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Cathy from Olympia, Washington, March 31, 2008 (view all comments by Cathy from Olympia, Washington)
Former Hermitage tour guide Marina lived in the museum's cellars with hundred of staff members during the siege of Leningrad, safeguarding the museums's treasures. Her memories of that time become increasingly vivid while her grasp of the present becomes increasingly hazy-- "whatever is eating her brain consumes only the fresher memories..." Debra Dean deftly weaves the past and present in this luminous story of love and survival, bringing a fresh perspective to World War II Russia.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780060825317
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Harper Perennial
- Author:
- Subject:
- Literary
- Subject:
- General Fiction
- Edition Description:
- Paperback
- Series:
- P.S.
- Publication Date:
- March 2007
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 231
- Dimensions:
- 7.88x5.36x.67 in. .44 lbs.
