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An extraordinary ordinary life The biography department of any bookstore can be a tricky place to look for a good read. There are the celebrity biographies that sell well, especially... more

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    4 Stars Crumbs! Growing up in Soviet-era Leningrad 15/05/2012
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    Advantages Advantages A fascinating story of a superficially 'ordinary' life

    Disadvantages Disadvantages When it ended I wanted more - I hope there's a follow up in the pipeline

    An extraordinary ordinary life The biography department of any bookstore can be a tricky place to look for a good read. There are the celebrity biographies that sell well, especially around Christmas time or released to coincide with the celeb’s latest scandal or relationship which are usually ghost written and air-brushed to tell the fans what they want to know. There are the ‘tragedy’ or ‘event’ biographies where someone’s story becomes important or interesting because of something that happened to them – surviving the Titanic, escaping from a brutal regime – or because they just happened to ... more

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EAN 9780099537649
Type Non-Fiction
Genre Biography
Subgenre Politics
Title A Mountain Of Crumbs

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