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Set in New York's Russian émigré community, Vaclav & Lena is a timeless love story from a stunningly gifted young novelist. Vaclav and Lena, both the children of Russian émigrés, are at the same time from radically different worlds. While Vaclav's burgeoning love of performing magic is... read more
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Bonded by their statuses as children of Russian émigrés in spite of disparate family experiences, Vaclav and Lena team up as aspiring magicians when Lena's abusive domestic situation prompts her rescue by Vaclav's mother, an arrangement that is shattered by a horrific discovery. A first novel.
read more (warning: may contain spoilers)Characters edit
- Yelena: Mother of Lena
- Vaclav: A child of Russian emigre's, Rasia and Olaf. His only friend is Lena.
- Lena: An orphan of Russian descent. She lives with her aunt. Her only friend is Vaclav.
- Rasia: Mother of Vaclav.
- Oleg: Father of Vaclav
- Emily: Lena's adoptive mother.
- Radoslava Dvorakovskaya: Lena's "Grandmother"
- Ekaterina: Lena's aunt.
- Anna: A social worker in Child Protective Services.
- Ryan: Vaclav's girlfriend in his teenage years.
- Heather Holliday: A magician's assistant at the coney Island Sideshow.
- David Copperfield: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs. Yablokov: A neighbor and friend of Radoslava Dvorakovskaya
- Houdini
- Kristina: One of Lena's classmates who befriends her, she is also friends with Marina.
- Ozzie
- Marina: One of Lena's classmates who befriends her, she is also friends with Kristina.
- Mrs. Bisbano: One of Lena and Vaclav's teachers.
- Miss Rhys: A Schoolteacher
- Colin: A classmate of Lena & Caclav
- Mr. Hunter: A schoolteacher.
- Mrs. Ruvinova
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
"Here, I practice, and you practice."
Table of Contents edit
Together
Apart: Vaclav
Apart: Lena
Together Again
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Haley Tanner (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Country: Canada
Publication Date: May 17, 2011
ISBN: 978-0307399359
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Country: Canada
Publication Date: May 17, 2011
ISBN: 978-0307399359
Page Count: 304
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3620.A68655 V33 2011
- Dewey: 813.6
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