A Mountain of Crumbs: A Memoir

by Elena Gorokhova and Gorokhova

Book Overview

Elena Gorokhova's A Mountain of Crumbs is the moving story of a Soviet girl who discovers the truths adults are hiding from her and the lies her homeland lives by.

Elena's country is no longer the majestic Russia of literature or the tsars, but a nation struggling to retain its power and its pride. Born with a desire to explore the world beyond her borders, Elena finds her passion in the complexity of the English language--but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439125686
• ISBN13: 9781439125687
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"