The Midwife of St Petersburg by Linda Lee Chaikin - ISBN: 9781400070831
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In a rich tale of romance and danger set against the madness of the Bolshevik Revolution, Karena Peshkov follows in her mother’s footsteps as a midwife who helps peasant women throughout St. Petersburg. Her bittersweet romance begun with a Cossack commander forges on through the chaos of the revolution.

The Midwife of St Petersburg

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    15 July 2009

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Summary

In the vein of such historical explorations as in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa Lee and Mary Doria Russell’s A Thread of Grace, Chaiken’s rich tale of Czarist Russia explores the roles of women of Jewish heritage in a country undergoing great change.The Flames of Love and Revolution…It is Czarist Russia, 1914. Karena Peshkev dreams of escaping her family’s country estate and attending medical school. But each year, as she watches her hopes of being accepted to the Imperial College of…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781400070831
ISBN-10:140007083X
Author:Linda Lee Chaikin
Publisher:Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)
Imprint:Waterbrook Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:15 July 2009
Weight:318g
Dimensions:208mm x 138mm x 21mm
About The Author

Linda Lee Chaikin

Linda Lee Chaikin has written numerous best-selling novels including books in the East of the Sun Series, the Silk House series, and the Christy Award finalist, For Whom the Stars Shine. She and her husband live in California.

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