The House By The Dvina by Eugenie Fraser
A unique and moving account of life in Russia before, during and immediately after the Revolution, The House by the Dvina is the fascinating story of two families, separated in culture and geography, but bound together by a Russian-Scottish marriage. It includes episodes as romantic and dramatic as any in fiction- the purchase by the author's great-grandfather of a peasant girl with whom he had fallen in love; the desperate journey by sledge in the depths of winter made by her grandmother to intercede with Tsar Aleksandr II for her husband; and the extraordinary courtship of her parents. Eugenie Fraser herself was brought up in Russia but was taken on visits to Scotland. She marvellously evokes the reactions of a child to two different environments, sets of customs and family backgrounds. With the events of 1914 to 1920 - the war with Germany, the Revolution, the murder of the Tsar, the withdrawal of the Allied Intervention in the north - came the disintegration of the country and of family life. The stark realities of hunger, deprivation and fear are sharply contrasted with the day-to-day experiences, joys, frustrations and adventures of childhood. The reader shares the family'
Eugenie Fraser was born in Archangel of a Russian father and a Scottish mother. After the family fled to Scotland she was brought up in Broughty Ferry and later spent much of her life in India with her husband. She is the author of The House by the Dvina, The Dvina Remains and A Home by the Hooghly. In 1994 she was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of Abertay, Dundee. She now lives in Edinburgh.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780552128339 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552128333 |
| Title | The House By The Dvina |
| Author | Eugenie Fraser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 1997-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 335 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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