Tolstoy and the Purple Chair

  • Autor: Nina Sankovitch
  • Narrador: Coleen Marlo
  • Editor: HarperCollins USA
  • Duración: 6:42:35
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Sinopsis

Nina Sankovitch has always been a reader. As a child, she discovered that a trip to the local bookmobile with her sisters was more exhilarating than a ride at the carnival. Books were the glue that held her immigrant family together. When Nina's eldest sister died at the age of forty-six, Nina turned to books for comfort, escape, and introspection. In her beloved purple chair, she rediscovered the magic of such writers as Toni Morrison, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ian McEwan, Edith Wharton, and, of course, Leo Tolstoy. Through the connections Nina made with books and authors (and even other readers), her life changed profoundly, and in unexpected ways. Reading, it turns out, can be the ultimate therapy.

Tolstoy and the Purple Chair also tells the story of the Sankovitch family: Nina's father, who barely escaped death in Belarus during World War II; her four rambunctious children, who offer up their own book recommendations while helping out with the cooking and cleaning; and Anne-Marie, her oldest sister and idol, with whom Nina shared the pleasure of books, even in her last moments of life. In our lightning-paced culture that encourages us to seek more, bigger, and better things, Nina's daring journey shows how we can deepen the quality of our everyday lives—if we only find the time.

Capítulos

  • TolstoyandthePurpleChair_21_Chapter19

    Duración: 19min
  • TolstoyandthePurpleChair_22_Chapter20

    Duración: 14min
  • TolstoyandthePurpleChair_23_Chapter21

    Duración: 19min
  • TolstoyandthePurpleChair_24_Credits

    Duración: 37s
  • sample

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