Paper Poppies: A Memoir

First published in Russia to critical acclaim, and here presented in a lucid and lively English translation, is a spiritual memoir by a Russian author portraying the spiritual journey of her youth as the crippled child of a Jewish father and an Orthodox mother - both of whom chose Communist atheism. During World War II the author, an exiled Russian/Jewish orphan, the daughter of a Soviet scientist, was lying helplessly tied to a bed in a Siberian TB sanatorium. This memoir vividly records Marianna's search for truth, a journey of understanding the times and of spiritual discovery. The original writing style expresses both the anguish and the wonder of her childhood as well as the mature insights given her beyond her age and time. For readers interested in World War II, Russian and Jewish heritage, spiritual journeys, triumph over adversity, a view of the world from a perceptive child's eyes, and an example of the Lord's rescue of a soul who seeks Him.