The Invention of Exile

The Invention of Exile

Vanessa Manko
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Author:  Vanessa Manko
Condition:  New
Format:  Paperback
Pages:  304
Publisher:  Oneworld Publications
Year:  2015
ISBN:  9781780746104

Bridgeport, Connecticut: 1913.

Austin Voronkov is a Russian immigrant working in a factory. When he falls in love with Julia - the daughter of his landlady - the American Dream feels within reach. But after he is wrongly accused of attending an anarchist gathering and is deported, that dream becomes a nightmare.

Spanning four decades and three continents, The Invention of Exile is the story of an epic love that is tested over and over again,but never broken. Stuck in a strange land, separated fromhis family and unable to see his children grow up, Austin becomesa pawn in the cat-and-mouse game of political antagonism betweenthe United States and the new Soviet Union. But with steadfastcourage and unwavering devotion, Julia finds a way to keeptheir love alive.

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