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The Promise (2005)
EN PB USISBN: 9781896212159 bzw. 1896212158, in Englisch, 178 Seiten, Outgoing Press, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Usually ships in 1-2 business days.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Motor_City_Books.
The promise is Valerie Gyenge's second novel. It is based on a true story (her story) of a Hungarian Olympic Gold medallist who at the age of twenty-three followed her heart to the other side of the globe. Leaving behind her country, her family and friends, her illustrious status, and her love for competing in swimming at the Olympic level, she immigrated to Toronto, Canada. It was all in the name of love. As he had promised, she linked up with her fiancé who escaped from Hungary to Toronto months earlier during the revolution. She became a nameless foreigner in a new country. To make matters worse, her dreams did not go as planned. Anna had to fight for the courage to find her place in life. * * * For four long years after her first Olympic gold medal in 1952, she continued the hard work. But everything seemed to be going up in smoke in just a few days: the hundreds of kilometres in the pool, the aching muscles, the sacrifices made to follow her dream of repeating her victory... Was it worth it? Read to find out, Paperback, Label: Outgoing Press, Outgoing Press, Product group: Book, Published: 2005-02, Studio: Outgoing Press, Sales rank: 17078477.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Motor_City_Books.
The promise is Valerie Gyenge's second novel. It is based on a true story (her story) of a Hungarian Olympic Gold medallist who at the age of twenty-three followed her heart to the other side of the globe. Leaving behind her country, her family and friends, her illustrious status, and her love for competing in swimming at the Olympic level, she immigrated to Toronto, Canada. It was all in the name of love. As he had promised, she linked up with her fiancé who escaped from Hungary to Toronto months earlier during the revolution. She became a nameless foreigner in a new country. To make matters worse, her dreams did not go as planned. Anna had to fight for the courage to find her place in life. * * * For four long years after her first Olympic gold medal in 1952, she continued the hard work. But everything seemed to be going up in smoke in just a few days: the hundreds of kilometres in the pool, the aching muscles, the sacrifices made to follow her dream of repeating her victory... Was it worth it? Read to find out, Paperback, Label: Outgoing Press, Outgoing Press, Product group: Book, Published: 2005-02, Studio: Outgoing Press, Sales rank: 17078477.
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The Promise
EN PB USISBN: 9781896212159 bzw. 1896212158, in Englisch, Outgoing Press, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Free shipping.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Motor City Books [54239244], Brownstown, MI, U.S.A.
Book has appearance of only minimal use. All pages are undamaged with no significant creases or tears.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Motor City Books [54239244], Brownstown, MI, U.S.A.
Book has appearance of only minimal use. All pages are undamaged with no significant creases or tears.
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