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Paperback:
9781937473839 | Aapc Inc, March 1, 2014, cover price $25.95
Mordantly funny, deliciously human, Rubin's tale of a self-possessed survivor brings zest to the literature of immigration and adaptation. -BooklistWhen Stalina Folskaya flees her native Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union, she sets out for America with her dreams-and her painful past-firmly in tow. A trained chemist in Russia but disillusioned by her prospects in the United States, she becomes a maid at the Liberty, a "short-stay" motel on the outskirts of Hartford, Connecticut. Even here, gutsy Stalina sees opportunity, convincing the owner to let her transform the motel into a fantasy destination. Business skyrockets and the American dream is within her sights, but she cannot escape the ghosts she left behind in St. Petersburg. Obsessed with avenging her family while also longing for a new life, Stalina must choose between the obligations of the past and her hopes for the future". [Rubin] respects the often harrowing histories of her Russian characters and, most importantly, is true to human nature, to our weaknesses and superstitions, to the strengths and frailties of our friendships, and to the baggage of the past that we bring with us no matter where we go". -Daphne Kalotay, author of Russian Winter
Paperback:
9780547746999 | Reprint edition (Mariner Books, November 15, 2011), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Mordantly funny, deliciously human, Rubin's tale of a self-possessed survivor brings zest to the literature of immigration and adaptation.
9781935597179 | Amazon Pub, January 4, 2011, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: After the fall of the Soviet Union, Stalina Folskayaâs homeland is little more than a bankrupt country of broken dreams.
CD/Spoken Word:
9781469242866 | Mp3 una edition (Brilliance Audio, December 11, 2012), cover price $14.99
Hardcover:
9781598571080 | Cdr edition (Paul H Brookes Pub Co, July 15, 2010), cover price $249.95
Paperback:
9781557668097 | Paul H Brookes Pub Co, November 15, 2005, cover price $54.95
Paperback:
9781557668509 | Bklt/dvd edition (Paul H Brookes Pub Co, September 1, 2005), cover price $279.00
Hardcover:
9781887943802 | Dvd edition (Natl Professional Resources Inc, June 30, 2004), cover price $279.00
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