The Revolution of Marina M., Janet Fitch
The Revolution of Marina M., Janet Fitch
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The Revolution of Marina M.
A Novel

Author: Janet Fitch

Series: Novel

Narrator: Yelena Shmulenson

Unabridged: 30 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/07/2017

Synopsis

From the mega-bestselling author of White Oleander and Paint It Black, a sweeping historical saga of the Russian Revolution, as seen through the eyes of one young woman.

St. Petersburg, New Year's Eve, 1916. Marina Makarova is a young woman of privilege who aches to break free of the constraints of her genteel life, a life about to be violently upended by the vast forces of history. Swept up on these tides, Marina will join the marches for workers' rights, fall in love with a radical young poet, and betray everything she holds dear, before being betrayed in turn.

As her country goes through almost unimaginable upheaval, Marina's own coming-of-age unfolds, marked by deep passion and devastating loss, and the private heroism of an ordinary woman living through extraordinary times. This is the epic, mesmerizing story of one indomitable woman's journey through some of the most dramatic events of the last century.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Janet on October 01, 2023

This is where I've been for the last decade--working on one novel, The Revolution of Marina M. If you know me from my first two books, White Oleander and Paint It Black, both set in my home town of Los Angeles, you might be surprised to see a book set during the Russian Revolution. But as Toni Morr......more

Goodreads review by Erin on July 01, 2018

I am so grateful this novel is finished. I actually committed my Sunday night (of a long, holiday weekend no less) into finishing this book. I was too far along to DNF it and I have so many more exciting novels to get to. Needless to say, mission accomplished. I am a huge fan of Janet Fitch, in gene......more

Quotes

"Marina's unlikely bildungsroman proves so gripping that it's hard to put down...Fitch depicts [the Revolution] with devastating accuracy and imaginative power...sprawling, majestic."—Ani Kokobobo, LA Review of Books

"Sprawling, immersive, and heavily researched."—Steph Cha, USA Today

"Marina is by turns adventurous, foolish, romantic, self-destructive and courageous in this extraordinary coming-of-age tale."—Jane Ciabbatari, BBC Culture

"This epic tale from the bestselling author of White Oleander follows Marina Makarova, a young woman living in St. Petersburg at the start of the Russian Revolution in 1916. Looking to escape from her privileged life, she joins the marches for worker's rights-and finds herself falling in love with the movement and a young radical. In this relatable coming-of-age novel, Marina grapples with a changing world and struggles to find her place in it."—Nora Horvath, Real Simple

"A captivating novel starring an unforgettable heroine, The Revolution of Marina M. shows you a side to the Russian Revolution you've never seen before."—Sadie Trombetta, Bustle

"It's a portrait of a moment in time -- of a woman in time, in fact -- that we don't often see, and you'll find yourself savoring each and every word of this breathtaking novel."—Chelsea Hassler, PopSugar

"Janet Fitch's novel shimmers with vital energy...[she] clearly did an astounding amount of research for the novel, which luxuriates in exotic period details...The Revolution of Marina M. is hard to put down...it is charming and lively and ultimately worth the time."—Trine Tsouderos, Chicago Tribune

"This is Janet Fitch at her finest."—Elizabeth Entenman, HelloGiggles

"Janet Fitch's The Revolution of Marina M., an epic tale of one young woman's story amid the drama and tragedy of the Russian Revolution, is just the thing to keep you both personally inspired and seasonally appropriate."—Mary Sollosi, Entertainment Weekly

"This new novel from the author of White Oleander is going to swallow you up entirely."—Melissa Ragsdale, Bustle

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