Antonina's

In Antonina's day, Poles felt less violent but still zealous about bees, and Jan kept a few hives at the far edge of the zoo, clustered like tribal huts.

‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ 2008

I feel like Ackerman is trying too hard to convince us of Jan and Antonina's heroism with this laden prose--their actions speak very clearly to their courage and I wish the story was told simply.

Archive 2008-02-01 Kate 2008

A glass door in Antonina's bedroom opened onto a wide second story terrace at the back of the house, accessible from each of three bedrooms and a narrow storage room they called the attic.

‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ 2008

I feel like Ackerman is trying too hard to convince us of Jan and Antonina's heroism with this laden prose--their actions speak very clearly to their courage and I wish the story was told simply.

Reading, Writing, Cooking and Crafting: fat fat fat fat Kate 2008

In an instant the utter desolateness of their situation -- forgotten in the first joy of their meeting -- forced itself with appalling vividness upon Antonina's mind.

Antonina Wilkie Collins 1856

Heedless of Antonina's entreaties, he again endeavoured to cross the room, only again to find his feeble powers unequal to sustain him.

Antonina Wilkie Collins 1856

Wonderful as had been the influence of Antonina's presence and

Antonina Wilkie Collins 1856

While Vetranio was yet absorbed in admiration of her charms, Antonina's form slightly moved, as if agitated by the influence of a passing dream.

Antonina Wilkie Collins 1856

The humour of the moment prompted the Goths to ridicule, a course infinitely more inimical to Antonina's interests with Hermanric than menaces or recrimination.

Antonina Wilkie Collins 1856

She held out one little hand for the dove to perch upon, placed the other lightly on Antonina's shoulder, and pressed her fresh, rosy lips to girl's faded cheek.

Antonina Wilkie Collins 1856