A Captive Of Time: My Years With Pasternak

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Olga Ivinskaya. A Captive Of Time: My Years With Pasternak. Biography, autobiography and memoirs of Ivinskaya, the inspiration for "Lara", the heroine in Dr. Zhivago. Translated by Max Hayward.

NY: Doubleday, 1978. 462 pages with index, source of quotations, appendices, biographical guide, and illustrations. Stated first edition, but blind stamp indicates BCE (Book Club Edition). From front flap: "She is "Lara"--Boris Pasternak's model for the unforgettable heroine of Doctor Zhivago. She shared the last fourteen years of Pasternak's life, and he immortalized her in the crowning work of his brilliant, turbulent career. Now Olga Ivinskaya tells the remarkable story of their time and their love together." Near fine condition, with dustjacket in a protective clear jacket cover. 1 copy only.