How It Was
Title | How It Was PDF eBook |
Author | V. A. Kharkova |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 2012-09 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1479704555 |
Vera Kharkova, born in 1922, witnessed and took part in the entire lifespan of the Soviet Union. In the early 2000s, upon her retirement, she began writing down her memories about her life. She wrote about things "as they remained in her memory, in her perception." This book describes the war period starting with the declaration of war in June 1941 and ending with her husband's homecoming in the spring of 1946. It includes the most important event in her life meeting with her future husband in 1943, who became the love of her life. The text consists of two parallel narratives: a description of the author's life on the home front, and the life of her husband on the front during the same time period. The account of her husband's life is based on his letters from the front. Although the memoirs are of a private nature, they vividly depict what the war was like for those who lived through it. Written sincerely and openly, these records make for captivating reading. When the war was over and her husband returned from the front, they moved to Leningrad, where they lived happily until his death in 1973. In addition to Zhorik, about whom she writes in this book, they had two daughters, Vera and Olga. Now the author lives in St. Petersburg. She has six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
How It Was for Me
Title | How It Was for Me PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Sean Greer |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2001-04-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780312241261 |
"In 1965, on a small island in the South Pacific, a group of astronomers gather to witness the passing of a comet, but when a young boy dies during a meteor shower, the lives of the scientists and their loved ones change in subtle yet profound ways"--Jacket.
That's Just How It Was
Title | That's Just How It Was PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Thorpe |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2014-02-21 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 149188987X |
Thats Just How It Was is a moving family tale through which much can be gleaned about life during the push for Irish independence This is a satisfying, emotionally involving read.- Clarion Review Authors of family memoirs often overload their narratives with minutiae that puts nonfamily members to sleep. There are no such encumbrances in Mary Thorpes biography of her remarkable grandmother, Bridget ORourke. Thorpecarefully blends Bridgets story with the events of her day, some of the most pivotal events in Irelands history.- Blueink Review
That's Just How It Was
Title | That's Just How It Was PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Rupp |
Publisher | Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. |
Pages | 18 |
Release | 2019-12-13 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1645159345 |
I had done everything right, just as I had been taught. I had set a goal and worked toward it. I thought that if I saved all that I could, my dream would soon come true. I was eleven years old. As the day for my great reward neared, my bubble was broken. I watched as my trophy slipped through my fingers and into the hands of someone else. It hurt at first, thinking about all of the fun times that I had missed, working many jobs and saving every penny for a new bicycle. Yet in a profound way, the Lord and my parents were teaching us about compassion and giving and working toward a goal. My older brother and I were blessed beyond measure by that lesson. I reach out to parents and especially Christian parents to be creative with solid life lessons and your children will be solid believers when they grow old. If you are a grandparent, you will want to read this story to your grandchildren. They will be blessed and you will return to times past when life was simple. Much has changed since those days, but that's just the way it was growing up in our house.
The Annals of a Baby. How it was Named. How it was Nursed, How it was a Tyrant, and How Its Nose Got Out of Joint. Also, a Few Words About Its Aunties, Its Grandfathers, Grandmothers, and Other Important Relations
Title | The Annals of a Baby. How it was Named. How it was Nursed, How it was a Tyrant, and How Its Nose Got Out of Joint. Also, a Few Words About Its Aunties, Its Grandfathers, Grandmothers, and Other Important Relations PDF eBook |
Author | John Habberton |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 2024-07-03 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 3385538270 |
How It Was for Me
Title | How It Was for Me PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Sean Greer |
Publisher | Macmillan + ORM |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2013-11-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1466856327 |
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Less, a debut collection of ten short stories featuring characters haunted by their decisions and memories. With a classic storyteller’s gift for nuance and understanding, and a poet’s grace for language, Andrew Sean Greer makes a remarkable debut with How It Was for Me. Focusing on the lives of eleven people—those who have discovered and been uncovered by the truths of life, those who have sacrificed, those who have fallen—Greer fashions a unified, stunning portrait of America, one with the ultimate force and candor of testimonial. Praise for How It Was for Me An LA Weekly Top Ten Book of the Year “Crystal-like clarity . . . outstanding . . . nuanced language . . . Greer is a writer worth watching.” —Martin Wilson, The Austin Chronicle “Impressive . . . Greer’s descriptive talents are immense. . . . While these stories are thick with melancholy, their frankness is refreshing.” —The New York Times Book Review “Greer reveals sensitive, unpredictable characters in direct but subtle prose, saving his most powerful stories for the end. . . . Many of these stories project that same kind of effortlessness—suggesting that more strong writing from Greer will follow.” —Publishers Weekly
That's how it was
Title | That's how it was PDF eBook |
Author | Eruch Jessawala |
Publisher | |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Gurus |
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