'Although the story of the Barshinskeys, which became our story too, stretched over many summers and winters, that golden time of 1902 was when our strange involved relationship began, when our youthful longing for the exotic took a solid and restless hold upon us...' It is at this enchanted moment that The Summer of the Barshinskeys begins.A beautifully told, compelling story that moves from a small Kentish village to London, and from war-torn St Petersburg to a Quaker relief unit in the Volga provinces, it is an ...
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'Although the story of the Barshinskeys, which became our story too, stretched over many summers and winters, that golden time of 1902 was when our strange involved relationship began, when our youthful longing for the exotic took a solid and restless hold upon us...' It is at this enchanted moment that The Summer of the Barshinskeys begins.A beautifully told, compelling story that moves from a small Kentish village to London, and from war-torn St Petersburg to a Quaker relief unit in the Volga provinces, it is an unforgettable story of two families.
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Fair. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership. The spine is likely creased and the cover scuffed or slightly torn. Textbooks will typically have an amount of underlining and/or highlighting, as well as notes. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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Good in good dust jacket. Outline: -In the summer of 1902; the Barshinskeys moved from the small village of Kentto teeming London; from war-torn and revolution-rocked Moscow to St. Petersburg. They are fated to entwine with the Willoughbys in endlesscombinations of friendship; passion; hatred and love. -> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Corgi The date of this copy is 1985 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Type: Hardback Hardcover BCE Book in Very Good Condition in a Good Jacket. A story set in a delightful English summer in the season of King Edward VII's coronation and at the end of the Boer War--a compelling story that moves from the small village of Kent to London, from war-torn and revolutionary Moscow to St Petersburg--the saga of two families whose lives would change forever and the old days would never return. Clean, tight, solid, unmarked book in tan and brown boards, black titles on spine. Edges of spine head and tail slightly scuffed. Interior is very clean and competely unmarked. Jacket is clean and bright, with Barshinsky family on front; edgeworn. 431 pages. 1984, Crown Publishers, USA.