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The Madonnas of Leningrad
by Debra Dean (Goodreads Author)
by Debra Dean (Goodreads Author)
This is an interestingly written novel centering around an 80 year old woman with Alzheimer's, who was a docent at the Hermitage museum during the early years of World War 2. The chapters alternate between her present cognizance and what those years of starvation and deprivation were really about, and how the Russians saved most of the famous treasures. A glimpse into Alzheimer's disease and how the past re-emerges into the present with unbelievable accuracy.
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i loved it
well written, historical
and a great weave between past and present