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#Bookreview GIRL WITH A SNIPER RIFLE: AN EASTERN FRONT MEMOIR by Yulia Zhukova (@penswordbooks) An ordinary life in extraordinary circumstances #WWII

Posted on May 25, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book I mentioned a while back, and here it is, finally. Girl With A Sniper Rifle: An Eastern Front Memoir by Yulia Zhukova In this vivid first-hand account we gain unique access to the inner workings of Stalin’s Central Women’s Sniper School, near Podolsk in Western Russia. Luliia was

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Eastern Front, Germany, Pen&Sword, Russia, sniper, USSR, women and the war, WWII

#Bookreview THE WHITE CRUCIFIXION: A NOVEL ABOUT MARC CHAGALL by Michael Dean (@HollandParkPres) An inside look into the early life and creative process of Marc Chagall that goes well beyond a standard biography #arthistory

Posted on July 16, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Those of you who’ve been following my blog for a while, know that I am a bit of a disaster with visuals and even taking digital pictures is a challenge. Despite that, or perhaps, because of it, I love the visual arts: painting, sculpture, photography, and I’m fascinated by the lives of the

Posted in Book review, Book reviews art history, biography, Jewish Fiction, Jewishness, Marc Chagall, Paris, progroms, Russia

#Bookreview UNSTOPPABLE: MY LIFE SO FAR by Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) (@@PenguinUKBooks) Not only for tennis lovers. A gripping story, of single-mindedness, determination, hard-work and love for the game.

Posted on November 6, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Yes, this review is for a book that’s quite different from what I usually read but I enjoyed it. Unstoppable: My Life So Far by Maria Sharapova From Maria Sharapova, one of our fiercest female athletes, the captivating―and candid―story of her rise from nowhere to tennis stardom, and the unending fight to stay on top. In 2004,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews childhood, determination, doping, Female athletes, Russia, Serena Williams, Talent, tennis, USA

#Bookreview THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE by Katherine Arden (@arden_katherine) A magical fairy-tale with a touch of the classics

Posted on April 21, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I thought we could finish the week with a bit of magic. I’ve noticed that some readers find the book depressing, but I love fairy tales and the best are a bit dark…. The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden ‘Frost-demons have no interest in mortal girls wed to mortal men. In the stories,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Fairy tale, magic, pagan, religion, Russia, strong female character, witches, Women

Guest authors: Viv Drewa, the Owl Lady and her novels.

Posted on September 12, 2014 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: As you know on Fridays I bring you guest authors and recently also new books. I met today’s author, Viv Drewa, through a group of authors I belong too, and especially through her efforts blogging and sharing the work of other writers and bloggers. If that wasn’t enough, she loves owls (so do

Posted in Guest author post blogs, From the Pages of Grandfather's Life, novels, Owladay, Owls, Russia, sewing, special needs education, The Angler and the Owl, the Owl of the Sipan Lord, Viv Drewa