β Eva Marie Everson
π Fiction
π
2010
π Baker Publishing Group;Revell
π English
β 206 KB
β¦ LIBER β¦
The line: a novel
β Scribed by Olga Grushin
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Year
- 2010;2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Grushin's stunning debut drew praise that placed her in the top rank of young literary voices. Now she returns with that rarity: a second novel even more dazzling than her first.
The line: the universal symbol of scarcity and bureauΒcracy that exists wherever petty officials are let loose to abuse their powers.
The line begins to form on the whispered rumor that a famous exiled composer is returning to Moscow to conduct his last symphony. Tickets will be limited. Nameless faces join the line, jostling for preferred position. But as time passes and the seasons change and the ticket kiosk remains shuttered, these anonymous souls take on individual shape. Unlikely friendships are forged, long-buried memories spring to life, and a year-long wait is rewarded with unexpected acts of kindness that ease the bleakness of harshly lived lives. A disparate gaggle of strangers evolves into a community of friends united in their desire to experience music they have never...
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