BRONZE HORSEMAN by Simons, Paullina ISBN 0002258978
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Set in Leningrad in 1941 against Hitler's invasion of Russia, this story tells of the impossible love between a Russian girl, Tatiana, and a young officer named Alexander. It is a love that could tear Tatiana's family apart and it carries a secret that could mean death for anyone who hears 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 suffer. 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. And as her impossible love for Alexander grows, so his own extraordinary secret story is revealed - a story that could spell death for anyone who hears it. It soon becomes apparent that Tatiana and Alexander are pitted against not only the Germans, but the tide of history itself, at a turning point in the century that made the modern world.
[edit] Book Details
[edit] Title
BRONZE HORSEMAN
[edit] Author
Simons, Paullina
[edit] ISBN
0002258978
[edit] Published
04/07/2000
[edit] Publisher
Flamingo
[edit] Binding
paperback
[edit] Retail Price
10.99 (GBP)
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10.99 (GBP)
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