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... sparkles with wit, intelligence and bold characterization. Womens Review of Books
... a ripping yarn... admirable translation... sensitive introductory essay. Times Literary Supplement
... a remarkable journal worthy of the attention of a wide audience. Doris Grumbach, National Public Radio
In male guise, Nadezhda Durova served ten years in the Russian cavalry. The Cavalry Maiden is a lively narrative which appeals in our own time as a unique and gripping contribution to the literature of female experience.
