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Apr 02, 2021
Karen
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Johnson's Anniversaries is about a year in the life of Gesine Cresspahl, as the title suggests, but it is so much more than that.
Gesine was born in 1933 Mecklenburg, Germany, which is Northeastern Germany, near the Baltic, and became Eastern Germany during the Soviet Occupation.
The book switches back and forth (sometimes from paragraph to paragraph), between New York City and Germany. The New York City portions are linear between August 21, 1967 - August 20, 1968 ...more
Johnson's Anniversaries is about a year in the life of Gesine Cresspahl, as the title suggests, but it is so much more than that.
Gesine was born in 1933 Mecklenburg, Germany, which is Northeastern Germany, near the Baltic, and became Eastern Germany during the Soviet Occupation.
The book switches back and forth (sometimes from paragraph to paragraph), between New York City and Germany. The New York City portions are linear between August 21, 1967 - August 20, 1968 ...more
Jan 04, 2013
Mirja
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