{"product_id":"the-wine-of-solitude-paperback","title":"The Wine of Solitude - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrene Nemirovsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSandra Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntrospective and poignant, \u003ci\u003eThe Wine of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e is the most autobiographical of all of the novels from the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eSuite Française\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning in a fictionalized Kiev, \u003ci\u003eThe Wine of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e follows the Karol family through the Great War and the Russian Revolution, as the young Hélène grows from a dreamy, unhappy child into a strongwilled young woman. From the hot Kiev summers to the cruel winters of St Petersburg and eventually to springtime in Paris, the would-be writer Hélène blossoms, despite her mother's neglect, into a clear-eyed observer of the life around her. Here is a powerful tale of disillusionment -- the story of an upbringing that produces a young woman as hard as a diamond, prepared to wreak a shattering revenge on her mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Vintage Paperback Original\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrène Némirovsky\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Kiev in 1903 into a wealthy banking family and immigrated to France during the Russian Revolution. After attending the Sorbonne in Paris, she began to write and swiftly achieved success with \u003ci\u003eDavid Golder, \u003c\/i\u003e which was followed by more than a dozen other books. Throughout her lifetime she published widely in French newspapers and literary journals. She died in Auschwitz in 1942. More than sixty years later, \u003ci\u003eSuite Française\u003c\/i\u003e was published posthumously for the first time in 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 7.97 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329432936755,"sku":"9780307745484","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/v6VGJjiUcg9780307745484.webp?v=1778165874","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-wine-of-solitude-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}