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Book

Lara : the untold love story and the inspiration for Doctor Zhivago

Call Number

  • 920 P2898 (CEN)

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Edition

First U.S. edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]

Physical Description

xxvi, 310 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm

Summary

Revealing the tragedy behind the timeless classic, a story of the love affair between the author of "Doctor Zhivago" and Olga Invinskaya highlights courage, loyalty, suffering, drama, and loss.

Contents

  • Prologue : Straightening cobwebs
  • A girl from a different world
  • Mother land and wonder Papa
  • The cloud dweller
  • Cables under high tension
  • Marguerite in the dungeon
  • Cranes over Potma
  • A fairy tale
  • The Italian angel
  • The fat is in the fire
  • The Pasternak affair
  • A beast at bay
  • The truth of their agony
  • Epilogue : Think of me then.

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