Sara Gruen

"In this new novel from the author of Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen again demonstrates her talent for creating spellbinding period pieces. At the Water's Edge is a gripping and poignant love story about a privileged young woman's personal awakening as she experiences the devastations of World War II in a Scottish Highlands village"--Web page.

"I︠A︡kobu I︠A︡nkovskomu ne vezet -- nishchiĭ, poteri︠a︡vshiĭ roditeleĭ, bez raboty, on vynuzhden skitatʹsi︠a︡ po Amerike perioda Velikoĭ depressii, poka odnazhdy ne popadaet v poezd, prinadlezhashchiĭ t︠s︡irku bratʹev Benzini, "samomu velikolepnomu na zemle". Zdesʹ-to on i nakhodit svoe mesto pod solnt︠s︡em -- ustraivaetsi︠a︡ rabotatʹ veterinarom. Tak t︠s︡irk na kolesakh stanovitsi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nego, s...