A Mountain of Crumbs: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Gorokhova

A Mountain of Crumbs: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

Gorokhova

330 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography memoir reflective slow-paced

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A Mountain of Crumbs is the moving story of a young Soviet girl's discovery of the hidden truths of adulthood and her country's profound political deception. Elena, born with a desire to explore the world beyond her borders, finds her passion in t...

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emotional 25%
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inspiring 25%
relaxing 25%

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fast 33%

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