<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> From the author of the bestsellers "Firefly Lane" and "True Colors" comes a powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates the intricate mother-daughter bond and explores the enduring links between the present and the past. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <p>Mesmerizing from the first page to the last, Kristin Hannah's <i>Winter Garden </i>is one woman's sweeping, heartbreaking story of love, loss, and redemption. At once an epic love story set in World War II Russia and an intimate portrait of contemporary mothers and daughters poised at the crossroads of their lives, it explores the heartbreak of war, the cost of survival and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. It is a novel that will haunt the reader long after the last page is turned. <p/><i>1941. </i>Leningrad, a once magical city besieged by war, cut off from aid, buried in snow. A city full of women desperate to save their children and themselves... <p/><i>2000. </i>Loss and old age have taken a terrible toll on Anya Whitson. At last, she will reach out to her estranged daughters. In a halting, uncertain voice, she begins to weave a fable about a beautiful Russian girl who lived in Leningrad a lifetime ago... <p/>Nina and Meredith sit spellbound at their mother's bedside, listening to a story that spans more than sixty years and moves from the terrors of war-torn Leningrad under siege to modern-day Alaska. <p/>In a quest to uncover the truth behind the story, Nina and Meredith discover a secret so shocking, so impossible to believe, it shakes the foundation of their family and changes who they believe they are. <p/>"Another powerful story of family love, and strong women...a fascinating story that weaves fairy tales into reality, fairy tales that don't always have the expected endings."--<i>The Herald-News</i> <p/>"...a gripping read. Hannah's audience will find plenty to discuss in this enthralling entry."--<i>Booklist</i></p> <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> <p>"A . . . searing story with a breathtaking, beautiful ending."<b>--<i>The Seattle Times</i></b> <p/>"It's a tearjerker, but the journey is as lovely--and haunting--as a snow filled winter's night."<b>--<i>People Magazine</i></b> <p/>"This tearjerker weaves a convincing historical novel and contemporary family drama."<b>--<i>Library Journal</i></b> <p/>"Readers will find it hard not to laugh a little and cry a little more as mother and daughters reach out to each other just in the nick of time."<b>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b></p> <p/><br></br><p><b> About The Author </b></p></br></br> <b>Kristin Hannah</b> is the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of novels including <i>Night Road</i>, <i>Firefly Lane</i>, and <i>True Colors</i>. She was born in Southern California and moved to Western Washington when she was eight. A former lawyer, Hannah started writing when she was pregnant and on bed rest for five months. Writing soon became an obsession, and she has been at it ever since. She is the mother of one son and lives with her husband in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.
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