Lina and Serge: The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev was a biography of Lina Prokofiev, wife of composer Sergei Prokofiev, written by Simon Morrison and first published in the US during March 2013.[1] The book was published in the UK the same month under the title The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev: the Story of Lina and Sergei Prokofiev.[2]
(publ. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Reception
editStephen Walsh, writing in The Guardian, commented that "Morrison tells a good story, without excess or indulgence, and with touching empathy for his heroine."[2]
The book was featured as BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week during March 2013.[3]
References
edit- ^ Lebrecht, Norman (15 March 2013). "Lina and the Wolf". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ a b Walsh, Stephen (30 March 2013). "The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev by Simon Morrison – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Book of the Week: Episode Guide". BBC Radio. BBC. Retrieved 29 October 2014.