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Description edit
An improved English edition of novel 'A RING' has been published on November 10, 2012 (2nd edition).
'A RING' is a captivating and refreshing love story in the setting of St. Petersburg. A young Russian woman (and her little daughter) works as a call girl in St. Petersburg and longs for...
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Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
- - Young woman in difficult circumstances survives by internal strength.
Summary edit
Novel 'A RING' is a captivating and refreshing love story. Experience St. Petersburg’s winter atmosphere. The setting of novella ‘A RING’ is partly in New York and France, but mainly in St. Petersburg, the old majestic tsarist town with its palaces, canals and boulevards, with its proud... read more
Characters edit
- Yaroslava (Yara): Young Russian woman living in St. Petersburg under difficult circumstances.
- Dirk: Architect working in St. Petersburg.
- Sasha: Daughter of Yara (Yaroslava).
- Dr. Fedorov: Solicitor in St. Petersburg.
- Andrei: Ex of Yara.
Quotes edit
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“... the ring connects, anyway.”
Setting & Locations edit
The setting of novel 'A RING' is mainly in the majestic city of St. Petersburg in Russia, but partly also in the city of New York and Provence in France.
First Sentence edit
Central Park was at its best. A young man walked to one of the benches by The Pool, which was his favourite place to relax from the hectic life he led. Summer or wintertime, the season didn’t matter. What was important, was that the sun was shining, because without the sun, it could be just as depressing as a dull day at Rockefeller Square.
Table of Contents edit
1 An old woman
2 Natasha
3 A good deed
4 Word processing and editing
5 An old man
6 Four to twelve
7 A ring
8 The Dutch way
9 Solicitor Fedorov
10 Yaroslava
11 The bank
12 The third level
13 Andrei
14 Moonlight and Vodka
15 Zürich
16 Provence
17 Le Café Primerose
18 Stories
19 Letters
20 The Studio
Authors & Contributors edit
- Frank de Zanger (Author) - see www.tournesol.nl
Other Contributors:
- Bea Cordes (Editor)
- Nick Garner (Editor)
- Laura de Zanger (Cover Artist) - see www.lauradezanger.nl
- ClusterEffect (Editor)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Dutch
Publisher: Tournesol
Country: Netherlands
Publication Date: July 5, 2010
ISBN: 9789080359758
Page Count: 107
Publisher: Tournesol
Country: Netherlands
Publication Date: July 5, 2010
ISBN: 9789080359758
Page Count: 107
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