{"product_id":"like-a-drop-of-ink-in-a-downpour-memories-of-soviet-russia-9781644696699","title":"Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour: Memories of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLike a Drop of Ink in a Downpour: in Soviet Russia\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir that traces the lives of a girl, Alёna, her mother and her grandmother, and their quest to preserve the legacy of Alёna's late grandfather, a prominent artist who depicted the Holocaust. For years his canvases are locked away in their apartment with no hope of being exhibited because of art policies of the state. When the family decides to emigrate the unexpected happens: Alёna's father refuses to let her go, her grandmother leaves alone with the paintings, and her mother is accused of a fabricated crime and incarcerated. She serves her sentence at the notorious Kresti prison, Sablino labor camp, and as an exile with compulsory labor in Gorky. The wonder of childhood and motherhood persists amid their battles, and three generations of women call on their resilience to find their way back to one another. Narrated in the voices of the girl and her mother, their shifting perspectives creates a vivid view of women and girls in Leningrad of the '70s and '80s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOTE ON NAMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: AL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eЁNA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn the Woods\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Beginning\u003cbr\u003eVillage in a Stack\u003cbr\u003eRain and Frost\u003cbr\u003eThe Shared and the Unspoken\u003cbr\u003eA Time to Uproot\u003cbr\u003ePápochka\u003cbr\u003eTo Fairyland\u003cbr\u003eWithin and Without\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: GALIA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Rain You Accidentally Saw\u003cbr\u003eMy Childhood\u003cbr\u003eMy Marriage\u003cbr\u003eThe Decision to Emigrate\u003cbr\u003eAt the Railway\u003cbr\u003eThe Supermarket\u003cbr\u003eThe Beauty Salon\u003cbr\u003eKosmétika’s District Branch\u003cbr\u003eThe Unplanned\u003cbr\u003eKrestí Prison\u003cbr\u003eThe Zóna: Sáblino Labor Camp\u003cbr\u003eThe City of Bitter\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE: AL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eЁNA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAdolescence\u003cbr\u003eA Time to Wait\u003cbr\u003eDrawing with Erasers\u003cbr\u003eOn the Ladders \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“MEMORY”\u003c\/b\u003e by Galia Lembersky\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eGLOSSARY\u003cbr\u003eCREDITS\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Academic Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359912558935,"sku":"9781644696699","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781644696699.jpg?v=1754126094","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/like-a-drop-of-ink-in-a-downpour-memories-of-soviet-russia-9781644696699","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}