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2008 Nominated

The Madonnas of Lenningrad

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Vivid images of her youth in war-torn Leningrad arise unbidden, carrying her back to the terrible fall of 1941, when she was a tour guide at the Hermitage Museum and the German army’s approach signaled the beginning of what would be a long, torturous siege on the city. As the people braved starvation, bitter cold, and a relentless German onslaught, Marina joined other staff members in removing the museum’s priceless masterpieces for safekeeping, leaving the frames hanging empty on the walls to symbolize the artworks’ eventual return. As the Luftwaffe’s bombs pounded the proud, stricken city, Marina built a personal Hermitage in her mind—a refuge that would stay buried deep within her, until she needed it once more….

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Debra
Dean

Debra Dean is the bestselling author of four critically acclaimed books that have been published in twenty-two languages. Her newest book, HIDDEN TAPESTRY: JAN YOORS, HIS TWO WIVES, AND THE WAR THAT MADE THEM ONE tells the unforgettable true story of Flemish American artist Jan Yoors — childhood vagabond, wartime resistance leader, and New York bohemian — and the two women who agreed to share him. At the peak of his fame in the 1970s, Yoors’ photographs and tapestries inspired a dedicated following in his adopted Manhattan and brought him international acclaim. But though his intimate friends guessed the rough outline of his colorful life, HIDDEN TAPESTRY is first to detail Yoors’ astonishing secrets.

A native of Seattle, Debra lives in Miami and teaches at Florida International University. She loves to talk with book groups.

Debra Dean is the bestselling author of four critically acclaimed books that have been published in twenty-two languages. Her newest book, HIDDEN TAPESTRY: JAN YOORS, HIS TWO WIVES, AND THE WAR THAT MADE THEM ONE tells the unforgettable true story of Flemish American artist Jan Yoors — childhood vagabond, wartime resistance leader, and New York bohemian — and the two women who agreed to share him. At the peak of his fame in the 1970s, Yoors’ photographs and tapestries inspired a dedicated following in his adopted Manhattan and brought him international acclaim. But though his intimate friends guessed the rough outline of his colorful life, HIDDEN TAPESTRY is first to detail Yoors’ astonishing secrets.

A native of Seattle, Debra lives in Miami and teaches at Florida International University. She loves to talk with book groups.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United States
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
William Morrow & Company

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