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Overall rating No ratings yet 0. But not travel writing as I understand it. Marsden's writing is superb. View all 9 comments. Nov 05, Kathy rated it liked it Shelves: The Bronski House is the true story of Zofia, a Polish woman who returns to her homeland in after fleeing the country in , partly running from Germans and Russians, partly from constantly shifting borders. Part of the story is about her mother, Helena, coming of age during the Bolshevik revolution.
The book depicts the effect of war on a wealthy family who became impoverished refugees. It seems like all the war stories I have read recently are about displaced wealthy families. I guess p The Bronski House is the true story of Zofia, a Polish woman who returns to her homeland in after fleeing the country in , partly running from Germans and Russians, partly from constantly shifting borders. Jan 06, Tammy rated it it was amazing.
Then fleeing during WW2. Written from the mother's diary and what the daughter tells to a young friend as they travel back to the homeland after 30 years. Sep 14, J rated it really liked it Shelves: Dec 30, Jenny rated it it was amazing. I enjoyed the opening section, and the other parts directly about Zofia, but not so much the sections about Helena. Apr 10, Emily rated it it was ok. A slow start but finally it develops into an interesting look at a polish life between the wars. May 04, Sarahelisabeth rated it it was amazing Shelves: This book is written around the lives of two women, a mother and daughter living in what is now Belarus but what was then Poland.
The mother had to flee during the First World War and then again, with her daughter during the Second as both Russians and Germans invaded and boundaries changed. Intertwined with this is the return of the daughter after Perestroika to see where she had been brought up and the graves of relatives.
This is a beautiful, poetical book about a sad but apparently, lovely p This book is written around the lives of two women, a mother and daughter living in what is now Belarus but what was then Poland. This is a beautiful, poetical book about a sad but apparently, lovely place.
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Jan 24, Martha Tomhave rated it it was amazing. Beautifully written, and it absolutely captured the Slavic view of the world, which is a fatalistic expectation of the tragic, but in the meantime intensely enjoying the beautiful and often comic world I speak as someone whose grandparents were from the Balkans, so I am not Philip Marsden, The Bronski House, is a nonfiction work about a Polish woman he knew in England, from whom he got the story of her mother, especially on her experiences in WWI and WWII they fled in and her courtships.
Beautifully written, and it absolutely captured the Slavic view of the world, which is a fatalistic expectation of the tragic, but in the meantime intensely enjoying the beautiful and often comic world I speak as someone whose grandparents were from the Balkans, so I am not just buying into a stereotypical view of that culture.
The Bronski House (Text Only). by Philip Marsden. On Sale: 20/02/ Format: eBook. To read e-books on the HC Reader App download it on: (Opens in new. A remarkable, multifaceted story made up of journal accounts, memories, conversations and personal experience, The Bronski House is a paean to Poland .
A wonderful, absorbing book. Nov 21, Teaghan rated it really liked it Shelves: I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. It's a story of growing up, living in exile and connection with the land. Nov 05, Gabriella rated it liked it. I'm leaning more toward a 3. The story was interesting but I was often confused with places and characters, and didn't really care for any of the main characters. It was fine for what it was, wouldn't read it again. Jun 14, Velvetink rated it it was amazing Shelves: Kriste rated it really liked it Jun 09, Elizabeth rated it really liked it Sep 16, Kathleen rated it really liked it Oct 27, Mulugeta rated it it was amazing Nov 18, Mehrunnisa rated it it was amazing Sep 19, Denis Linehan rated it it was amazing Nov 10, Anita rated it really liked it Jun 09, Michael Brown rated it liked it Aug 11, Sarah Bence rated it liked it Sep 16, Anna rated it liked it Feb 03, Suzanne rated it liked it Jul 04, Becs rated it liked it Jul 01, Elephantstory rated it liked it Nov 10, Rob MacGregor rated it really liked it Dec 06,
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