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 enlarge | Author: Laura L. Williams
Creator: Igor Shpilenok
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 552222
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 1555916295
Dewey Decimal Number: 508.4725
EAN: 9781555916299
ASIN: 1555916295
Publication Date: March 2008
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Condition: No markings inside or outside. Excellent condition! (A1)
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 Strange Intermix Inside not Revealed Up Front April 7, 2008
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
I will try to write a fair & balance review because this is the 1st time we have returned an item to Amazon.com. Which was rather easy to do & we received our money back rather fast. Thank you.
We found out about the book by having a subscription to "Russian Life" magazine were a section from Laura L. Williams book was included. It was a very well written essay about an American woman that married a Russian man & created a farm near a game reserve in mid-Russia, south west of Moscow. We both thought it would be a good book to read because my wife was born north east of Moscow, but once we received the product, the book contain many references to a pseudo-Orthodox witch which both of us have experienced the negative effects of this kind of practice of intermixing white or black magic with Christian Orthodoxy. The witch would read into symbols by dropping objects into liquid & recite pseudo prayers which were more like incantations. Laura L. Williams listed these incantations as poems within the pages of her book which made it at times read like a book of spells. If reading incantations doesn't offend you, or if you can over look these sections, then you will find a good documentary to read.
I gave the review a "3" because many will not understand what I am writing about & its too bad that the book contain this subject matter.
 From Russia with Love March 22, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Stork's Nest is a thoroughly engaging account, shared by a young American woman, of how she traded modern American living, with all of its conveniences and comforts, for life in a remote Russian village. In the end, she finds that she has fallen in love with Russia, its wildlife, its forests and swamps, its simple people, and, yes, with the Russian naturalist who introduced her to all of this. The thoroughly eccentric characters who reside in her village are endearing. Williams' tales of her encounters with the animals and plants that inhabit the Russian forests reflect her love for life in all its fascinating forms. This is an excellent memoir which I enthusiastically recommend.
Well Written and Gripping Insight into Life in the Russian Countryside March 6, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The Stork's Nest is a thoroughly engaging story about Russian country life through the eyes of a young American naturalist. I was taken in from the first page by the well written narrative and gripping story line. Laura Williams' fascination with Rissia began with her first visit to Moscow. Not many years later she is found living in a remote Russian village, with a population of 19 hardy souls, on the edge of a nature reserve. She has fallen in love with both the director of the reserve, and the work he is doing there.
Williams is a marvelous story-teller. Her descriptions of her life among the Russian peasants is sensitive and compelling. She captures the essence of these rugged people and their simple life. From delivering a baby on a train, to apprehending a poacher in her beloved Bryansk Forest, Williams spins a compelling tale of love and adventure.
I highly recommend this book - I couldn't put it down.
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