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It began, quite literally, with a word I had never heard of. By the time I put it down, it was a word I would never forget. By turns gritty and exquisite, Austin Wimberly's Sobornost takes us on a journey from America to post-communist Russia through the eyes of five people who will never meet - a young couple earnestly negotiating the complicated, yet beautiful world of international adoption and three Russian mothers faced with life's most wrenching decision. Mr. Wimberly's debut novel has a lyrical quality, yet he isn't afraid to trust the reader with the grim, often cruel reality of a process that is too often shackled by politics and distrust. A note of caution for the casual reader: The book changes perspectives quickly and often and it takes time for the characters to reach their full potential. The emotional investment all authors seek from their readers does come, however, and when it does, it comes deeply and with demands.
Don't look it up, let Mr. Wimberly teach you the true meaning of sobornost
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