Dorothy Caimano
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Lisa See:
Months ago I asked about historic novels about Finland and you said you didn't know any, but asked for recommendations. I have now read three: The Burnt Out Town of Miracles (Jacobson,) New Finnish Grammar (Marani,) and The Unknown Soldier (Linna.) Only the last was written by a Finn and is presumably realistic. But the other two, however unlikely, did have a good sense of time and place. Have you found any?
Lisa See
Thank you for these great recommendations!
I haven't found any, but I have to admit I haven't been looking either.
I haven't found any, but I have to admit I haven't been looking either.
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Helen Valborg
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Lisa See:
Dear Lisa, I have just finished "The Island of Sea Women", and doubt the vivid images of these women and their culture will ever fade. I have written a book about women in Mani. It is about their lives and work, their remarkable history, and how they accepted me into their midst as a young woman. Would you be able to look at it and give me advice? Helen Valborg helenvalborg@gmail.com
Julieann
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Lisa See:
Have you seen the documentary "Above the Drowning Sea" about the Jews who fled Vienna in 1939 for Shanghai? It's the story, told both through the eyes of some of the survivors and with film clips from those days. The Chinese Counsel issued 30,000+ exit visas so that Jews could leave Vienna. Never mind that they didn't have any place to go, this was the only way they could escape. It's a wonderful film. Julie Martin
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