Writing With an Accent

— DIARY OF A RUSSIAN IMMIGRANT

MY BOOK IS OUT!

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Svetlana Grobman

Dear Friends,

My dream of publishing my first book — my memoir — has come true! This book covers the first fifteen years of my life, but I spent five years writing it. Why so long? For one thing, I had to learn to write in English, for I came to this country knowing only Russian (and a little German:)). For another, my childhood was not happy. In fact, some of the things that happened to me then haunt me even now, and it hasn’t been easy to relive them. Yet that’s all in the past. My book, The Education of a Traitor: A Memoir of Growing Up in Cold War Russia, is, finally, available from Amazon.com. I hope readers will like it:)

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17 thoughts on “MY BOOK IS OUT!”

Alka Girdhar on March 29, 2015 at 07:32 said:

Great work!! It’s amazing people are achieving so much in writing. I started blogging only three months ago but hope to reach somewhere one day. It’s not just being a good writer that matters but pure confidence as well as patience to go through publishing rigmaroles, in short, being professional.

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- Svetlana Grobman on March 29, 2015 at 22:16 said:
  
  True, true, and true. As for me, though, I may appear confident but, in truth, I am not:(.
  Good luck on your pursuits!
  
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  - Alka Girdhar on March 30, 2015 at 00:16 said:
    
    Thanks!! I write but have no clue which way to go from here. Will do some research and see how it goes
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spritlegirl on March 24, 2015 at 00:56 said:

Hooray! That’s great news, congratulations! It’s on my Kindle and I can’t wait. Settling in now to read. I’m so proud to know you!

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- Svetlana Grobman on March 24, 2015 at 13:47 said:
  
  Thank you so much, Barb! Let me know if you like it:). I’m afraid I cannot autograph a Kindle copy, but otherwise I would:)
  
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  - Barb Tucker on March 24, 2015 at 16:02 said:
    
    Never fear, my friend, my print copy is on its way from Amazon. I’ll be the fangirl tracking you down at the library as soon as I get it.
    
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  - spritlegirl on March 24, 2015 at 16:08 said:
    
    Au contraire, mon amie. My print copy is on its way to me from Amazon. I’ll be the fangirl tracking you down at the library soon!
    
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    - Svetlana Grobman on March 24, 2015 at 16:13 said:
      
      I did underestimate you:)
      
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learningtocry on March 21, 2015 at 20:04 said:

Yay! Congrats! I reblogged on learningtocry.wordpress.com Can’t wait to read your book! Hoping you will have signed copies at your DBRL talk in May.
I love your site here as well. And the photos are superb.
Suzanne

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- Svetlana Grobman on March 23, 2015 at 00:23 said:
  
  Thank you, Suzanne! Yes, I will have signed copies:). Good luck on everything you do!
  
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learningtocry on March 21, 2015 at 19:57 said:

Reblogged this on learningtocry.wordpress.com and commented:
Congrats to my friend Svetlana on her new book!

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sandycamargo04 on March 19, 2015 at 05:03 said:

Congratulations! That’s great news.

Sandy

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- Svetlana Grobman on March 19, 2015 at 14:14 said:
  
  Thank you Sandy! Are we going to see you any time soon?
  
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Kalimelo on March 19, 2015 at 02:38 said:

Congratulation! Happy are those whom went through their dream, and saw the day it comes thru

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- Svetlana Grobman on March 19, 2015 at 14:49 said:
  
  Thank you Kalimelo! It’s been a long journey for sure:). Good luck on your writing!
  
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Livonne on March 19, 2015 at 00:22 said:

congratulations.. that is fantastic. I’ll have to get it to have a read..

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- Svetlana Grobman on March 19, 2015 at 14:16 said:
  
  Thank you Livonne, so much!
  
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