The Woman Who Waited: A Novel
Andreï Makine
192 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 1559707747
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Language: English
Publish: March 15, 2006
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Nearly three decades after a young Russian soldier is reported killed in action during World War II, his fiancée clings to a vain belief that he has survived and steadfastly awaits his return, a situation that frustrates a Leningrad native who has fallen madly in love with the woman. By the author of Requiem for a Lost Empire.