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A Stuga On the Cusp of the Orust Riviera, tucked away next to a hobbit hole in the woods.
The House by the Dvina
bookshelves: one-penny-wonder, published-1984, autobiography-memoir, autumn-2010, slavic, history, under-500-ratings, britain-scotland, paper-read, nonfiction
Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Brazilliant Laura
Read from September 08 to 22, 2010
I remember the station. Nikolayevsky Vokzal, it was called in those days.
This is rich pickings indeed; thoroughly compelling and beautifully written, with memories through a young girl's eyes and laced with stories told by older generations.
Found by Gaeta:
Off The Page : Eugenie Fraser
'Drdushka decided to take a trip to the famous Solovetsky Monastry on the White Sea.'
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