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A Long, Long Time Ago & Essentially True
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A Long, Long Time Ago & Essentially True
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Open Road Media
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Filigrane
Année de parution:
2009
ISBN-13: 9780547428475
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<DIV><B>PEN/Hemingway Award Winner: A &ldquo;gorgeous&rdquo; novel weaving together stories of Poland past and present in one whimsically romantic epic (<I>Chicago Tribune</I>).</B><BR /><BR /> On the eve of World War II, in a small Polish village, a young man nicknamed the Pigeon falls in love with a girl fabled for her angelic looks. To build a place in Anielica&rsquo;s heart, he transforms her family&rsquo;s modest hut into a beautiful home. But war arrives, cutting short their courtship and sending the young lovers off to the promise of a fresh start in Krakow.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Nearly fifty years later, the couple&rsquo;s granddaughter, Beata, repeats this journey, seeking a new life in the fairy-tale city of her grandmother&rsquo;s stories. But instead of the rumored prosperity of the New Poland, she discovers a city full of frustrated youths, caught between its future and its past. Taken in by her tough-talking cousin, Irena, and her glamorous daughter, Magda, Beata struggles to find her own place in the world. But unexpected events&mdash;tragedies and miracles both&mdash;change lives and open eyes.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> &ldquo;A whimsical debut,&rdquo; (<I>New York Times Book Review</I>) <I>A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True</I> weaves together two remarkable stories, reimagining half a century of Polish history through the legacy of one unforgettable love affair. This magical, heartbreaking novel &ldquo;rings hauntingly, enchantingly, real&rdquo; (<I>National Geographic Traveler</I>).<BR /> &#160;<BR /> &ldquo;With a touch of Marina Lewycka and a dash of <I>Captain Corelli&rsquo;s Mandolin</I>, this is storytelling that gets under your skin and forces you to press copies into your best friends&rsquo; hands.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>Elle </I>(UK)<BR /> &#160;<BR /> &ldquo;Funny and romantic like all the best true stories.&rdquo; &mdash;Charlotte Mendelson, author of <I>When We Were Bad</I></DIV>
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