Moonlight in Odessa (Paperback)

Janet Skeslien Charles, who lived in Odessa for two years on a fellowship, depicts the humorous romantic efforts of a Ukrainian woman named Daria, who surrenders her dreams of an ideal mate and ends up opting for the least repellent of her three suitors, with appropriately disappointing results. Daria is first employed as a secretary, but she soon grows weary of fending off the ravenous advances of her boss and finds herself a position as a translator for a mail-order bride service. While her beloved grandmother urges her to find a rich American and escape from Odessa, Daria tries to convince herself that her latest relationship with a gangster named Vlad is based on more than his shallow charisma. She eventually decides to settle for an older American client, but she realizes upon her arrival in the States that his profile was more than a bit exaggerated. Just as Daria comes to realize that appearance is often a disguise, the debut novelist Charles adeptly reveals the hidden depths beneath her seemingly shallow "chick lit" topics.

Author:

Skeslien Charles, Janet

ISBN:

9781608192328

Format:

Paperback

Pages:

342

Publish Date:

08/31/2010

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA

Language:

English

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