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A Modest Adventure

Aug 31, 2012
by Caroline Miller
Andrei Makine, Dreams of My Russian Summers, Olga Arbyelina, Patricia Cornwell
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I stopped by the Dollar Store to purchase housecleaning supplies the other day and, as always, I was drawn to the book offerings. Some of the works on sale for $1 I wouldn’t take home for free. But, if I’m persistent, I usually find nuggets among the fool’s gold, like Larry McMurtry’s autobiography that I wrote about earlier. What’s more, because the books are cheap, I’m willing to take a risk on an author I don’t know.

Cleaning supplies in one hand, I browsed through the stacks and came across two authors whose novels I’d never encountered. The first was a 492 page murder mystery by Patricia Cornwell, a New York Times bestselling author. Naturally, I didn’t hesitate to give her book a try.

The second work was by Andrei Makine, author of Dreams of My Russian Summers which received a New York Times Notable Book designation. The novel I held in my hand wasn’t the award book, but another, The Crime of Olga Arbyelina. From its jacket, I learned that Makine was a 54-year-old Russian émigré who now lives in France. As I am drawn to Russian writers, I read the first few pages and was intrigued.

With both books tucked under one arm, I made my way to the checkout counter. Whether or not I ended up loving or hating these novels, I couldn’t be sure. But I knew I was about to discover new worlds. For $2, I doubt anyone could find a more reasonably priced adventure.

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Portland, Oregon author Caroline Miller had distinguished careers as an educator, union president, elected official and artist/advocate.

Her play, Woman on the Scarlet Beast, was performed at the Post5 Theatre, Portland, OR, January/February 2015

Caroline published a serialized novelette, Marie Eau-Claire, on the website, The Colored Lens.  She also published the story Gustav Pavel,  a parable about ordinary lives, choice and alternate potential, on the website Fixional.co.

Caroline has published four novels

  • Ballet Noir
  • Trompe l’Oeil
  • Gothic Spring
  • Heart Land

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