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After her mother dies, Rosie returns to Russia, armed with little more than her mother's strange folklore--and a single key. What she uncovers is a devastating family history that spans the 1917 Revolution, the siege of Leningrad, Stalin's purges, and beyond. At the heart of this saga stands a young noblewoman, Tonya, as pretty as a porcelain ...
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Loesch writes with a subtly dramatic flair, which contributes to the novel’s propulsive sense of forward motion. The Last Russian Doll is a deeply emotional and irresistible story of what it takes to find one’s way through a country with a story like none other. ISBN 9780593547984. The Last Russian Doll blends the best of two genres by ...
Oct 9, 2023 · Summary of The Last Russian Doll (No Spoilers) Alongside Rosie’s story are chapters narrated by Tonya and Valentin, whose stories begin at the start of the Russian Revolution. Tonya, the sheltered wife of a wealthy elitist, is expected to play the roll of her husband’s living porcelain doll, but her first encounter with Valentin, the passionate revolutionary changes her forever.
8. The different layers of a matryoshka, or Russian nesting doll, are often depicted with the dolls holding various objects in their hands: one might hold a basket of strawberries, another a baby ...
Feb 17, 2022 · The Last Russian Doll is a family saga that encompasses three generations, from pre-Revolution Russia in 1916 through the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Like so many current historical fictions written recently, the book bounces around in time rather than moving in a straight line.
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Mar 14, 2023 · This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.***. A haunting, epic novel about betrayal, revenge, and redemption that follows three generations of Russian women, from the 1917 revolution to the last days of the Soviet Union, and the enduring love story at the center. In a faraway kingdom, in a long-ago land...
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The Last Russian Doll is a dual-timeline novel set mostly in Russia. In 1991, Rosie (Raisa) is engaged to be married and taking care of her mother in London. When her mother dies suddenly, she leaves Rosie a key and a mystery. Rosie applies for a job in Russia, hoping to take that key and answer a lifetime’s worth of questions.
