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The Making of June
by Annie Nigh Ward
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Putnam Adult (2002-05-13)
ISBN: 0399148906
EAN: 9780399148903
Dewy Decimal #: 813.6
Hardcover: 321 pages
Release Date: 2002-05-09
SKU: BX035-061119004
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Clean and shiny. Light wear, not pricecut. Pgs crisp, clean, tight, unmarked. No remainder mark.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
At first, June appears to be the ideal California girl-blond hair, blue eyes, a production assistant at a film company, and married to a hot property about to get his doctorate-but she abandons her home and job to follow her husband to Bulgaria. Within a month of their arrival, June turns thirty and her husband leaves her for a young local girl. As difficult as it is for her to be without him and virtually friendless in a country on the verge of civil war, June doesn't run home. She drinks too much, falls into the arms of a Mafia kingpin, gets caught up in the revolution, and little by little revels in her new vision of the world outside the American periscope. She survives and learns that loss can be an opportunity and that loneliness gives a person time to change her life.
More than just a compelling story, The Making of June offers an authentic portrait of the Eastern European political landscape by an author who lived in Bulgaria for several years.
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Customer Reviews
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Great Writing - Waitingto read another book from Ward
Rating  (4)
Date: 2006-06-07
Very interesting and believable characters. I wasn't bored for a minute. I highly recommend it to all. I have an acquaintence from Bulgaria that I can't wait to tell about this book and get her opinion.
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The Making of June
Rating  (5)
Date: 2004-03-18
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I can't recommend this book enough! I found it to be very enlightening. Before reading "The Making of June," I had no concept of what the people in the Balkans (Bulgaria, in particular) have been going through since being freed of communist rule in 1989. And, their struggles continue on into the current 21st century. Unbelievable!The author tells the story of American journalist, June Carver, living in Bulgaria in such a way that I feel like I know June personally. Very good book! Can't wait to see if Annie Ward gets other books published.
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Wonderful debut!
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-05-21
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book has it all--romance, deception, action, and an exotic setting. What more could a girl ask for? The setting is Sofia, Bulgaria, a place that I knew little about before picking of Ward's novel. I like to read books that have a definite sense of place, that can teach me something new while entertaining me at the same time, and Ward's book is just that kind of book. You'll be swept up into the rocky marriage of Ethan and June, while also learning about Eastern European politics despite yourself. Ward's prose is savvy and fast-paced. I highly recommend!
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You Are There
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-05-16
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this book. I felt like I was with June when she started this journey, and I felt like I grew and changed with her. Annie Ward has the uncanny ability to express feelings through writing that we all have but can't put into words.
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