
Ninachka
The Making of an Englishwoman?
Nina Murray(Author)
Jay Underwood(Editor)
Hamilton Books (Publisher)
Published on 4. December 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
188 pages
978-0-7618-3791-6 (ISBN)
Description
This autobiography tells the story of an indefatigable spirit who survived the Second World War, a doomed marriage, the murder of her father, rape, and the almost endless consternation of family problems.
Author Dr. Nina Murray was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1913. As a child, she found herself part of the first of the Diaspora that marked the modern age. The Communist revolution stripped her family, Russian nobility, of their land, money, privilege, and title.
Blessed with parents who were determined to overcome the devastating reversal of their fortunes, she found herself in England in the 1920's. There, she began the transformation from Russian Princess to professional English woman, and earned her medical degree in 1937.
On her journey, Murray finds her life's love in her work, her daughter and an eight-year marriage to a Canadian admiral, and crosses the paths of other fascinating lives-some very well-known, others quite outrageous.
Dr. Murray's story offers a valuable lesson to immigrants in any country, at any age, and deals with the necessity of absorbing one's new surroundings while clinging to one's roots.
Author Dr. Nina Murray was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1913. As a child, she found herself part of the first of the Diaspora that marked the modern age. The Communist revolution stripped her family, Russian nobility, of their land, money, privilege, and title.
Blessed with parents who were determined to overcome the devastating reversal of their fortunes, she found herself in England in the 1920's. There, she began the transformation from Russian Princess to professional English woman, and earned her medical degree in 1937.
On her journey, Murray finds her life's love in her work, her daughter and an eight-year marriage to a Canadian admiral, and crosses the paths of other fascinating lives-some very well-known, others quite outrageous.
Dr. Murray's story offers a valuable lesson to immigrants in any country, at any age, and deals with the necessity of absorbing one's new surroundings while clinging to one's roots.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Publishing group
University Press of America
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-3791-6 (9780761837916)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Persons
Jay Underwood is an experienced editor and author who has occupied senior editorial positions with several newspapers in eastern Canada. His love of history and railways has produced four books on Nova Scotia railway history.
Content
Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Russia
Chapter 3 England
Chapter 4 War
Chapter 5 Post-War Years
Chapter 6 Kaleidoscope
Chapter 7 Later Years
Chapter 2 Russia
Chapter 3 England
Chapter 4 War
Chapter 5 Post-War Years
Chapter 6 Kaleidoscope
Chapter 7 Later Years

