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My Russian
My Russian
Author: Deirdre McNamer
While her family thinks she is vacationing in Greece, Francesca Woodbridge - disguised by the wig, the dress, and the limp of an elderly woman - checks into a local hotel just blocks from her home. The reason for her deceit is twofold: to step outside of her life and observe it from a distance and to watch the comings and goings in her neighborh...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780345439512
ISBN-10: 0345439511
Publication Date: 7/5/2000
Pages: 304
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  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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3 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 2
Interesting read about a woman who tells her family she is going on a trip with a tour group to Greece, but instead stays at a hotel in her town and watches her husband and son go about their daily lives. The book takes the reader through four decades of her life that led up to this time where she needs to make a decision about the rest of her life.
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This book was so interesting. It's about a woman who feels unmoored in her life, so she pretends to go on vacation, but really disguises herself and spys on her own life (friends, husband, etc.). She is trying to understand how her life has become the way it is. The whole premise is fasinating. To become an outside observer of your own life to determine, without emotional attachment, if you really like the person you've become. There are some very funny scenes, but most of the book is about soul-searching and personal evolvement.
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I love this author, she has only written 3 books but the are great. A story of a bored middle aged housewife and her affair with her gardener and other unexpected events in her life. Great book.


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