Sashenka - Rilegato

Montefiore, Simon

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 059305637X ISBN 13: 9780593056370

Casa editrice: Bantam Press, 2008

Riassunto

Winter, 1916: In St Petersburg, Russia on the brink of revolution. Outside the Smolny Institute for Noble Young Ladies, an English governess is waiting for her young charge to be released from school. But so are the Tsar’s secret police... Beautiful and headstrong, Sashenka Zeitlin is just sixteen. As her mother parties with Rasputin and her dissolute friends, Sashenka slips into the frozen night to play her part in a dangerous game of conspiracy and seduction. Twenty years on, Sashenka has a powerful husband with whom she has two children. Around her people are disappearing, but her own family is safe. But she's about to embark on a forbidden love affair which will have devastating consequences. Sashenka's story lies hidden for half a century, until a young historian goes deep into Stalin's private archives and uncovers a heart-breaking tale of passion and betrayal, savage cruelty and unexpected heroism - and one woman forced to make an unbearable choice.

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Recensione

"The perfect mixture of history and clever storytelling, with wonderful female characters and a seriousness of purpose that stands out. Gripping from start to finish." (KATE MOSSE, Author of Labyrinth and Sepulchre)

"Intensely moving and gripping, with an unforgettable climax that will touch the hardest heart." (Jung Chang, author of WILD SWANS and MAO)

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A furiously readable novel - it's hard to put SASHENKA down. SASHENKA is a brilliantly-plotted novel which brings home with unique intimacy the joys and hopes of Russian families, the Revolution, the horror of the Thirties - and a new generation's penetration of KGB files....

Montefiore has a scholar's knowledge of Russian history but he lets his knowledge serve the tale and become part of the texture. The glory and tragedy of Sashenka's story remains long after the last page is read

" (Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's List)

"He writes beautifully, vividly, and passionately about things he has known and seen." (FAY WELDON)

"Intricate, fast moving...so powerfully and persuasively set out that, by the time I finally put the book down, long after midnight, I was in tears." (Vanora Bennett, THE TIMES)

Descrizione del libro

In the bestselling tradition of Dr Zhivago and The Island, an epic story of revolution, passion and betrayal - and one woman whose extraordinary secret lies uncovered for half a century.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Bantam Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 059305637X
• ISBN 13: 9780593056370
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 544