THE LITTLE RUSSIAN
Book ID/图书代码： 07633010B40215
English Summary/英文概要： The Little Russian spotlights an exciting new voice in historical fiction, an assured debut that should appeal to readers of Away by Amy Bloom or Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier. The novel tells the story of Berta Alshonsky, who revels in childhood memories of her time spent with a wealthy family in Moscow –a life filled with salons, balls and all the trappings of the upper class — very different from her current life as a grocer’s daughter in the Jewish townlet of Mosny. So when a mysterious and cultured wheat merchant walks into the grocery, Berta’s life is forever altered. She falls in love, unaware that he is a member of the Bund, The Jewish Worker’s League, smuggling arms to the shtetls to defend them against the pogroms sweeping the Little Russian countryside.
Married and established in the wheat center of Cherkast, Berta has recaptured the life she once had in Moscow. So when a smuggling operation goes awry and her husband must flee the country, Berta makes the vain and foolish choice to stay behind with her children and her finery. As Russia plunges into war, Berta eventually loses everything and must find a new way to sustain the lives and safety of her children. Filled with heart-stopping action, richly drawn characters, and a world seeped in war and violence; The Little Russian is poised to capture readers as one of the hand-selling gems of the season.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《小小俄国人》(The Little Russian)是一个令人兴奋的历史小说闪亮的新声音，是作者的处女作，应该对于喜欢艾米.布卢姆(Amy Bloom)写的《离开》(Away)或是查尔斯·弗雷泽(Charles Frazier)写的《冷山》(Cold Mountain)的读者会喜爱。这部小说讲述的是伯塔·阿尔史恩斯基(Berta Alshonsky)的故事，她沉醉在童年时曾经在莫斯科一个有钱人家住过是的美好回忆中。哪种生活里尽是酒吧，舞厅，以及上流社会的服饰与装扮 – 与她真实的身份--一个在犹太村里开杂货店老板的女儿的生活，是完完全全不同的，。所以，当一个神秘，讲究的小麦商人走进杂货店时，伯塔的生活被永远的改变了。她爱上了这个人，但不知道他是“外滩”的成员，一个专门走私武器进入俄罗斯的犹太工人联盟。他们是为了抵御席卷俄罗斯小农村的大屠杀。
伯塔在的Cherkast的小麦中心成家立业，并夺回了曾经在莫斯科的生活。所以当走私操作出错而她和丈夫必须逃离该国时，伯塔徒劳的和愚蠢的选择留在她的孩子和她的服饰背后。而当俄罗斯陷入战争时，伯塔最终失去一切，也必须找到一种新的方式来维持她的孩子们的生活和安全。洋溢着让人心脏停止的情节，绘制丰富的人物，在战争和暴力渗透的世界里;《小小俄国人》准备迷惑读者，作为本赛季的手销售的宝石之一。(CK)
Awards/获奖情况："如果玛格丽特·米切尔(Margaret Mitchell)和以撒谢维丝·辛格(Isaac Bashevis)生了小孩，这将是《小小俄国人》。你不可能不对这个有关大屠杀期间的俄罗斯深深地留下深刻印象，但也更不可能被这火热的爱情故事深深的感动。一个感人和出色研究的首作，我非常喜爱。“－社日·霍尔曼(Sheri Holman)，《礼服寄宿》(Sheri Holman)的作者
"谢尔曼的非凡的处女作把读者带入严寒，剥夺，和动荡20世纪初战时的俄罗斯。。伯塔是一个迷人的组合－拥有小虚荣心，奉献的养育心，和惊人的勇气－全被作者运用充实与电影的细节表达出，让人无法抗拒且耳目一新。所有小说的读者将享受。“ － 图书馆报（五星）
"一个俄罗斯女人和她的家人对战争的变革效应的史诗故事，令人印象深刻的小说处女作......谢尔曼成功与她的史诗，扫弧和顺畅的期间设置。"－出版商周刊
“动人和高明，《小小俄国人》是个引人入胜的小说，一个有关生存，失去，爱情，忠诚，家庭，宗教，种族歧视和战争的故事。谢尔曼巧妙地融合了历史与小说，提供了自信，优雅亮相的处女作。"－维多利亚.帕特森(Victoria Patterson)，《这空置天堂》(The Vacant Paradise)的作者
“If Margaret Mitchell and Isaac Bashevis Singer had a baby, it would be The Little Russian. It’s impossible not to be deeply impressed by this sweeping portrait of Russia during the pogroms, but it is even more impossible not to be moved by this fiery and deeply human love story. A moving and brilliantly researched debut, I just loved it.”－Sheri Holman, author of The Dress Lodger
“Sherman’s extraordinary debut novel plunges her readers into the bitter cold, deprivation, and upheaval of early 20th-century wartime Russia. Berta is a fascinating mix of petty vanity, devoted parenting, and breathtaking courage, fleshed out with cinematic detail that’s both irresistible and spectacularly illuminating. All fiction readers will enjoy.”－Library Journal (Starred)
“An impressive fiction debut with an epic tale of war’s transformative effects on one Russian woman and her family…Sherman succeeds with her epic, sweeping arc and auspicious period setting.”－Publishers Weekly
“Moving and smart, The Little Russian is a sweeping tale of survival, loss, love, loyalty, family, religion, racism, and war. Sherman masterfully blends history into fiction, delivering a self-assured, elegant debut.”－Victoria Patterson, author of This Vacant Paradise
About the Author/作者介绍： 苏珊·谢尔曼(Susan Sherman)是惠蒂尔学院(Whittier College)艺术系的前任主席，一所前美国总统理查德·尼克松(President Richard Nixon)曾上过的文科大学。她还共同创作迪斯尼电视台历史中的最成功的儿童电视节目之一，"That’s So Raven."。这是她的第一部小说。
SUSAN SHERMAN is a former Chairman of the Art Department of Whittier College, a small liberal arts university once attended by President Richard Nixon. She is also the co-creator of "That’s So Raven," one of the most successful televison shows for children in the history of the disney Network. This is her first novel.
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