INTRODUCTION
I HAVE LIVED AMONG ROYALTY, PEASANTS, AND PROSTITUTES. My name is Anya Pavlovitch. I was born in Moscow early in the twentieth century, the same year as the birth of the teddy bear. But I get ahead of myself. The story starts with my parents and this is their journey.
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A Wedding
Inside a plethora of lit candles emitted a sweet aroma and provided a romantic ambiance. There was little space between guests in the seventy-seat chapel. Continue reading
A Pending Marriage
THE COLDEST DAYS OF WINTER WERE ABOUT TO END and a hint of early spring flowers peeped their heads above ground. It had been over eight months since the duel and the social gossip had all but diminished… Continue reading
A Promise
ROMAN FELT HIS BREAKFAST RISE IN HIS THROAT as the servant escorted him into the parlor. Continue reading
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The Infirmary
KIRA CRINGED AT THE SOUNDS OF moans, coughs and wheezes that filled the eight-bed ward. At the end of the room, an attendant mopped the floor with a pungent solution that stung the inside of her nose. Continue reading
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Tagged Historical Fiction, Kira, Moscow, P C Chinick, red asscher, Roman, Russia
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