The Bronze Horseman
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A magnificent epic of love, war and Russia from the bestselling author of Tully, Red Leaves and Eleven Hours.
Leningrad 1941: the white nights of summer when the sun hardly sets on the beautiful palaces and stately avenues that still speak of a different age, when the city was known as St Petersburg. The Metanov family live in a crowded apartment, the two sisters Daria and Tatiana sharing a bed, their parents and brother crowded in another room, their grandparents nearby. It′s a hard life, but one with room enough for love and romance.
However, when Tatiana first sets eyes on Daria′s boyfriend, Alexander, she knows immediately that for her, the path of love will never be easy, but rather, one of sacrifice and denial. Hitler′s invasion of Russia spells war and, for Leningrad, siege, and their earlier existence seems luxurious in comparison with the terrible deprivations that the family suffers. As the grip of winter closes as relentlessly as the advancing German army, so Tatiana is forced into ever more desperate measures in order to survive - both physically and emotionally.
This was one of my all time favourite books. I've decided to register it and part with it.
Leningrad 1941: the white nights of summer when the sun hardly sets on the beautiful palaces and stately avenues that still speak of a different age, when the city was known as St Petersburg. The Metanov family live in a crowded apartment, the two sisters Daria and Tatiana sharing a bed, their parents and brother crowded in another room, their grandparents nearby. It′s a hard life, but one with room enough for love and romance.
However, when Tatiana first sets eyes on Daria′s boyfriend, Alexander, she knows immediately that for her, the path of love will never be easy, but rather, one of sacrifice and denial. Hitler′s invasion of Russia spells war and, for Leningrad, siege, and their earlier existence seems luxurious in comparison with the terrible deprivations that the family suffers. As the grip of winter closes as relentlessly as the advancing German army, so Tatiana is forced into ever more desperate measures in order to survive - both physically and emotionally.
This was one of my all time favourite books. I've decided to register it and part with it.
Journal Entry 2 by L1nda at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, October 24, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (10/26/2009 UTC) at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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Releasing into the 3kg bag with The White Queen Bookring Plus!
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Releasing into the 3kg bag with The White Queen Bookring Plus!
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7574955
Journal Entry 3 by Melanie2474 from Narrabundah, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Friday, October 30, 2009
This one hitched a ride with The White Queen. It's on my wishlist so will be added to my shelf for now.
