Dreams of My Russian Summers : A Novel (Paperback)

from niquetteb

A long novel about a kid and his relationship with his grandmother and their lives. Often hard to follow, perhaps just a cultural difference through translating the Russian man's French into English...

from Gary10

Slow starting but ultimately very satisfying story of a man born in Siberia who escapes to Paris in 1987--story based on his French grandmother who is trapped in Siberia. Very well written.

from jane27

this book got rave reviews - mixed feelings - a patch in the middle was a bit circular and aimless - will read some more of his though. some beautiful passages

from mtbearded1

71 of 75 for 2015. The reading guide for this novel compares it to work by Nabokov and other great Russian authors, although I can't really see that. The book, written originally in French and presented here as an English translation, tells the story of a young man growing up in Soviet era Russia...

from EpicTale

Charlotte Lemmonier, the book's main character, is an exquisitely special and complex person, and to know her would have been a highlight in anyone's life. So it was a treat for me to read this apparently semi-autobiographical book about her, and the author's relationship to her as a beloved gran...