Seeing how highly rated “The Bronze Horseman” is, I guess I’ll be one of those very few who don’t care for this book and brace myself for negative backlash. Many of Paullina's novels have reached international bestseller lists.Īpart from her novels, Paullina has also written a cookbook, Tatiana's Table, which is a collection of recipes, short stories and recollections from her best selling trilogy of novels, The Bronze Horseman, The Bridge to Holy Cross, (also known as Tatiana and Alexander) and The Summer Garden. 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).

Through word of mouth that book was welcomed by readers all over the world. Her dream was put on hold as she learned English and overcame the shock of a new culture.Īfter graduating from university and after various jobs including working as a financial journalist and as a translator Paullina wrote her first novel Tully. Growing up in Russia Paullina dreamt of someday becoming a writer. At the age of ten her family immigrated to the United States.

Paullina Simons was born in Leningrad, USSR, in 1963.

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