Simon Sebag Montefiore: Sashenka, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Kurzbeschreibung

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

Beschreibung

Winter, 1916. I n St Petersburg, snow is falling in a country on the brink of revolution. 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 role in a dangerous game of conspiracy and seduction.

Twenty years on , Sashenka has a powerful husband and 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 story of passion and betrayal, savage cruelty and unexpected heroism - and one woman forced to make an unbearable choice ...

Rezension

" Gripping from start to finish. The perfect mixture of sweeping history and page-turning storytelling" THE TIMES 20080614

Klappentext

A new edition of Montefiore's novel, set in St Petersburg in 1916. Published to tie in with the paperback edition of "One Night In Winter", which features some of the same characters as "Sashenka". Montefiore is a high profile historian with an expertise in Russia.