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This has been on my shelf for ages so I'm finally getting round to registering it.
Synopsis from Amazon:-
'Leningrad, September 1941. German tanks surround the city, imprisoning those who live there. The besieged people of Leningrad face shells, starvation, and the Russian winter. Interweaving two love affairs in two generations, THE SIEGE draws us deep into the Levin's family struggle to stay alive during this terrible winter. It is a story about war and the wounds it inflicts on people's lives. It is also a lyrical and deeply moving celebration of love, life and survival.'

'Enjoy' would not be quite the right word to describe my reding experience with this book but I did find it very powerful and moving. I was 'there' with these poor people struggling to survive. Dunmore makes their hardships (understatement) very vivid. I thought it well written and I assume the research was sound (this is not a subject I know anything about). I did feel a bit exhausted by the end, and I'm longing for something light and fluffy to read now!

Releasing this at the War and Peace themed Meet.

Picked it up at the war themed, York BC Meetup... now on the TBR pile.

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