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Masha

by Mara Kay · 1968

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SET IN RUSSIA over 150 years ago, this book follows Masha through her 9 years at Smolni, an elite girls boarding school - years during which the shy, protected child grows to be a young woman about to face a challenging future. Mara Kay has evoked the sheltered world of Smolni with authenticity and has provided colourful glimpses of St Petersburg and the greater world outside.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
Setting
Soviet UnionSoviet UnionMore like thisLess of thisRussiaRussiaMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
medium · 296 pages

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