Russian tattoo /
by Gorokhova, Elena [author.].
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BookPublisher: London : Windmill Books, 2015Description: 336 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780099592051 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 305.8917 GORSubject(s): Gorokhova, Elena | Gorokhova, Elena -- Family | Russian Americans -- Biography | Immigrants -- United States -- Biography | Biography | BiographySummary: When Elena Gorokhova arrives in America, the only link back to her Russian past is a suitcase filled with twenty kilograms of what used to be her life. Navigating a country she had been taught to fear, Elena begins to carve out a new life in an unfamiliar world. Before the birth of Elena's daughter, her mother comes to visit and stays for twenty-four years. Elena, must struggle with the challenge of raising an American daughter whilst living with her controlling mother, a mirror image of her Motherland.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 305.8917 GOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002888360X |
When Elena Gorokhova arrives in America, the only link back to her Russian past is a suitcase filled with twenty kilograms of what used to be her life. Navigating a country she had been taught to fear, Elena begins to carve out a new life in an unfamiliar world. Before the birth of Elena's daughter, her mother comes to visit and stays for twenty-four years. Elena, must struggle with the challenge of raising an American daughter whilst living with her controlling mother, a mirror image of her Motherland.
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