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I adored this book! The trials and tribulations of the superstitious delightful people in this remote mountainous Armenian village develop into a charming tale. Beautifully written and translated from the Russian.
This satisfied a number of my reading goals to read about areas of world that I know little about and to read more translations from other languages of books by women authors.
This is the second Oneworld Publication that I've read with those aims in mind and I'll be really keeping an e ...more
This satisfied a number of my reading goals to read about areas of world that I know little about and to read more translations from other languages of books by women authors.
This is the second Oneworld Publication that I've read with those aims in mind and I'll be really keeping an e ...more
Lovely, charming read.
4. I owe this book an apology for being impatient with it at its start.
It had grown on me and i loved it at the end ( well way before it ).
In a small village in Armenia there's a small village that had known famine and earthquakes and war and now is only habitant are old people who will be its last habitant.
Although it sounds depressing , that is not the tone of the story ( or the tone of audio ). Told with a bitter smile but not a sad one it is full of life.
The confusing tune to the expected ...more
It had grown on me and i loved it at the end ( well way before it ).
In a small village in Armenia there's a small village that had known famine and earthquakes and war and now is only habitant are old people who will be its last habitant.
Although it sounds depressing , that is not the tone of the story ( or the tone of audio ). Told with a bitter smile but not a sad one it is full of life.
The confusing tune to the expected ...more
Charming, with lots of food references (and lots of housekeeping).
A book about hope, life, delayed happiness, long friendships and love found late written in the backdrop of desolate, far-off village marred by earthquakes and mudslides and with its people taken away by the wars.
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