03655cam a2200373 4500 235958059 TxAuBib 20140807120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781400128242 1400128242 0bfa24da-113f-44af-804b-86a821c2ee4d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 195659 OverDrive (Product ID) 195659 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Reyn, Irina. What Happened to Anna K [Libby] : A Novel. Tantor Media, 2008. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 260MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 260MB. Fiction. Literature. Karen White brings sensitivity to Irina Reyn's modern retelling of ANNA KARENINA. Her empathy is helpful--as protagonist Anna K. can be as infuriating as Tolstoy's original. Amid the Russian-Jewish community of current New York, Anna K. attempts to enliven her life with an affair that threatens to destroy those around her. For the most part, the plot works well. White has a cool, pleasant tone that helps calm the over-the-top emotions of the story, and she reads crisply, moving the story along. One wishes that she had a greater vocal range, as her pitch is rather high throughout. Nonetheless, this is a dramatic, emotional, and well-read book. A.C.S. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<p>Vivacious thirty-seven-year-old Anna K. is comfortably married to Alex, an older, prominent businessman from her tight-knit Russian-Jewish immigrant community in Queens. But a longing for freedom is reignited in this bookish, overly romantic, and imperious woman when she meets her cousin Katia Zavurov's boyfriend, an outsider and aspiring young writer on whom she pins her hopes for escape. As they begin a reckless affair, Anna enters into a tailspin that alienates her from her husband, family, and entire world.</p> <p>In nearby Rego Park's Bukharian-Jewish community, twenty-seven-year-old pharmacist Lev Gavrilov harbors two secret passions: French movies and the lovely Katia. Lev's restless longing to test the boundaries of his sheltered life powerfully collides with Anna's. But will Lev's quest result in life's affirmation rather than its destruction?</p> <p>Exploring struggles of identity, fidelity, and community, <i>What Happened to Anna K.</i> is a remarkable retelling of the Anna Karenina story brought vividly to life by an exciting young writer.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-06 14:05:11. White, Karen, (Karen S.) http://nh.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=0bfa24da-113f-44af-804b-86a821c2ee4d http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1219-1/195659-WhatHappenedToAnnaK.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1219-1/195659-WhatHappenedToAnnaK.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0BFA24DA-113F-44AF-804B-86A821C2EE4D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1219-1/195659-WhatHappenedToAnnaK.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1219-1/195659-WhatHappenedToAnnaK.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0BFA24DA-113F-44AF-804B-86A821C2EE4D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)