A review by xxstefaniereadsxx
Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) by Stacy Schiff

informative slow-paced

4.0

 Vera Yevseyevna Slonim was born in Saint Petersburg in 1902. She was born to a Jewish family. Her father was a lawyer, and also had several successful side businesses. The family had moved to Moscow, but, during the Russian Revolution, they escaped to Berlin, Germany. Once in Germany, her father started up a publishing firm, where she worked. This is how she met her future husband, Vladimir Nabokov. Nabokov was taken with Vera, and even though he was a Russian aristocrat and she was from a Jewish family, he saw no issue with it and married her despite the fact that such a thing simply wasn't done. In fact, Nabokov was pretty vocal about his hate of anti-semitism. Vera was a rabid supporter of her husband and his writing work. They lived a long life together and she had a lot of adventures, especially when she got to the United States. They are buried together in Switzerland, which is kind of romantic, really.

I had never heard of this woman before, so this book was very informative to me. I also really like Stacy Schiff, so I was glad to find another one of her books. Check out her work!