Tag: russia
Madonnas of Leningrad
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2009/01/30/madonnas-of-leningrad/
Title: Madonnas of Leningrad Author: Debra Dean Publisher: William Morrow, 2006 Summary: First, thanks to Claudia Silk, our discussion leader of the Woods Book Group, for choosing this title because I don’t think I would have picked it up otherwise. How did I miss...
City of Thieves
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2008/08/28/city-of-thieves/
Title: City of Thieves Author: David Benioff Publisher: Viking, May 2008 Summary: David is a screenwriter who has been asked to write an autobiographical essay for a magazine. He feels his life is not interesting enough to write about so he travels to Florida...
Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2008/06/18/broccoli-and-other-tales-of-food-and-love/
Title: Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love Author: Lara Vapnyar Summary: A fabulous and creative collection of short stories that revolve around food in the lives of a New York City Russian community. The stories are well written, humorous and witty. Some...