Velvet Spring - Softcover

Reed, Dede

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ISBN 10: 1977763405 ISBN 13: 9781977763402

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

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When the Soviets invade Prague in the summer of 1968, five-month-old Zofie is separated from her mother. Left on a peasant's doorstep, she grows up under the constraints of a Communist regime, with no sense of where she came from or who she is. The warm embrace of a friend’s family and the gratification she finds in the study of literature and languages inspire her hopes for a career and a family of her own. Told from multiple points of view and spanning several decades, Velvet Spring insightfully portrays the complex bonds between mothers and daughters. In chronicling lives subjected to the caprices of history, politics, and chance, this story is also a testament to the consolations of art.

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About the Author

Dede Reed is a writer and photographer who lives in New York City and on the Eastern Shore in Maryland.

Review

"A rich, deeply felt, but never sentimental novel."—KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)

“Reed’s poetic language exceptionally captures the tenderness of mother-daughter relationships. To round out the work, Reed aptly merges attention-grabbing historical, geographic, and artistic elements that will intrigue and enchant readers.”— Manhattan Book Review (star review 5/5)

“Reed beautifully constructs characters and weaves an intricate and poignant web in which they all connect. The stories, though tragic and painful, are told with compassion and compel the reader to continue.”— San Francisco Book Review

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