Many of Paullina's novels have reached international bestseller lists.Īpart from her novels, Paullina has also written a cookbook, Tatiana's Table, which is a collection of recipes, short stories and recollections from her best selling trilogy of novels, The Bronze Horseman, The Bridge to Holy Cross, (also known as Tatiana and Alexander) and The Summer Garden. She continued with more novels, including Red Leaves, Eleven Hours, The Bronze Horseman, The Bridge to Holy Cross (also known as Tatiana and Alexander), The Summer Garden and The Girl in Times Square (also known as Lily). Through word of mouth that book was welcomed by readers all over the world. Her dream was put on hold as she learned English and overcame the shock of a new culture.Īfter graduating from university and after various jobs including working as a financial journalist and as a translator Paullina wrote her first novel Tully. Growing up in Russia Paullina dreamt of someday becoming a writer. In both the Bronze Horseman and Tatianna and Alexander there was love, betrayal, tragedy and hope all set against the backdrop of WWII. This final book (in my opinion) was set to a completely different pace than the first ones. Figuring out how to live your life when youre all busted up inside and outthere is nothing harder. The Summer Garden is the final book in the Bronze Horseman Trilogy.

We thought the hard part was overbut we were wrong. Tatiana and Alexander had some interesting historical material, but was spoilt by the characters seemingly being transformed into super-heroes, who spent most. At the age of ten her family immigrated to the United States. Paullina Simons - The Summer Garden (2005) 2 Sourced Quotes.

Paullina Simons was born in Leningrad, USSR, in 1963.

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