false 160112 6 A panoramic and epic novel in the grand romantic style, Push Not the River is the rich story of Poland in the late 1700s--a time of heartache and turmoil as the country's once peaceful people are being torn apart by neighboring countries and divided loyalties. It is then, at the young and vulnerable age of seventeen, when Lady Anna Maria Berezowska loses both of her parents and must leave the only home she has ever known.With Empress Catherine's Russian armies streaming in to take their spoils, Anna is quickly thrust into a world of love and hate, loyalty and deceit, patriotism and treason, life and death. Even kind Aunt Stella, Anna's new guardian who soon comes to personify Poland's courage and spirit, can't protect Anna from the uncertain future of the country.Anna, a child no longer, turns to love and comfort in the form of Jan, a brave patriot and architect of democracy, unaware that her beautiful and enigmatic cousin Zofia has already set her sights on the handsome young fighter. Thus Anna walks unwittingly into Zofia's jealous wrath and darkly sinister intentions.Forced to survive several tragic events, many of them orchestrated by the crafty Zofia, a strengthened Anna begins to learn to place herself in the way of destiny--for love and for country. Heeding the proud spirit of her late father, Anna becomes a major player in the fight against the countries who come to partion her beloved Poland.Push Not the River is based on the true eighteenth century diary of Anna Maria Berezowska, a Polish countess who lived through the rise and fall of the historic Third of May Constitution. Vivid, romantic, and thrillingly paced, it paints the emotional and unforgettable story of the metamorphosis of a nation--and of a proud and resilient young woman. 516460 2000 Push Not the River total:257|5:76|4:112|3:54|2:14|1:1| 257 1019 507 77 4 0 false false Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 23 19:29:04 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 19:30:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 19 18:43:31 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 19:02:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 16:52:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 16:59:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 10 16:30:32 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 20:33:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 14:09:35 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 06:51:31 -0700 2009
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James Conroyd Martin has taken the diary of Countess Anna Maria Berezowska and created a dramatic and moving historical novel.

A friend of Martin's, a direct descendant of the Countess's shared her diary with him, he thoug...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 15 08:05:06 -0800 2008 Sun Jul 05 17:47:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 25 12:31:50 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 10 18:22:19 -0700 2009 1 Gone with the Wind, and from what I know of that movie, I'd agree. It has similar romance and action, lust and betrayal, and it's set against a backdrop of war and cities burning, only this takes place in Poland at the same time as the French Revolution...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 19:38:33 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 21:14:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 19:19:09 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 23:32:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 21:56:40 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 21:59:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 08:19:32 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 08:23:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 19:18:51 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 19:29:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 11 20:56:42 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 21:06:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 11:38:01 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 20:40:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Oct 01 14:38:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 14:42:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 04 08:25:03 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 17:41:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Oct 13 08:00:08 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 13 08:29:31 -0700 2007 more...]]>