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In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp and Lena must fight for her life, all the while vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
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Narrativa volume 120/2
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Josie Moraine, la protagonista de esta historia, sueña con un mundo muy distinto al que la rodea. Inmersa en los bulliciosos bajos fondos del Nueva Orleans de la década de 1950, ansía escapar y labrarse un futuro mejor. Vive en un entorno muy particular, entre el burdel en el que trabaja su madre y la librería donde trabaja ella y en cuya trastienda duerme, en el colorista Barrio Francés. Josie encuentra en los libros el refugio donde albergar...
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