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Paullina Simons


Born
Leningrad, Russian Federation
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Historical Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Cooking, Food & Wine


Paullina Simons was born in Leningrad, USSR, in 1963. At the age of ten her family immigrated to the United States. Growing up in Russia Paullina dreamt of someday becoming a writer. Her dream was put on hold as she learned English and overcame the shock of a new culture.

After graduating from university and after various jobs including working as a financial journalist and as a translator Paullina wrote her first novel Tully. Through word of mouth that book was welcomed by readers all over the world.

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). Many of Paullina's no ...more

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Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.13 · 212,176 ratings · 18,445 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors
The Bronze Horseman (The Br...
4.30 avg rating — 87,803 ratings — published 2000 — 130 editions
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Tatiana and Alexander (The ...
4.28 avg rating — 44,226 ratings — published 2003 — 103 editions
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The Summer Garden (The Bron...
4.09 avg rating — 31,501 ratings — published 2005 — 67 editions
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Tully
3.91 avg rating — 11,256 ratings — published 1994 — 45 editions
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The Girl In Times Square
3.89 avg rating — 8,161 ratings — published 2004 — 35 editions
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Red Leaves
3.63 avg rating — 5,249 ratings — published 1996 — 46 editions
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Eleven Hours
3.61 avg rating — 4,225 ratings — published 1998 — 31 editions
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Children of Liberty (The Br...
3.29 avg rating — 3,187 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions
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Road to Paradise
3.12 avg rating — 2,948 ratings — published 2007 — 22 editions
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Lone Star
3.77 avg rating — 2,408 ratings — published 2015 — 31 editions
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Series by Paullina Simons

The Bronze Horseman Tatiana and Alexander The Summer Garden
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The Tiger Catcher A Beggar's Kingdom Inexpressible Island
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“Alexander, were you looking for me?"
"All my life.”
― Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman
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“Ask yourself these three questions, Tatiana Metanova, and you will know who you are. Ask: What do believe in? What do you hope for? What do you love?”
― Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman
tags: hope, inspirational
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“Tatiana: "Why did we spend two days fighting when we could have been doing this?"
Alexander: "That wasn't fighting, Tatiana. That was foreplay.”
― Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman
tags: fiction, sweet-talk
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