{"product_id":"9780552154574-sashenka-brei","title":"Sashenka","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSashenka'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 .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the epic story of revolution, passion, and betrayal from international bestselling author and historian, Simon Sebag Montefiore - Book 1 in The Mosow Trilogy!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*RECOMMENDED BY THE QUEEN'S READING ROOM BOOK CLUB*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Intricate, fast moving\u003c\/b\u003e. by the time I put the book down, long after midnight, \u003cb\u003eI was in tears\u003c\/b\u003e' ? \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinter, 1916.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn St Petersburg, snow is falling in a country on the brink of revolution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful and headstrong, \u003cb\u003eSashenka Zeitlin\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty years on\u003c\/b\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSashenka'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 .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders LOVE Simon Sebag Montefiore:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAgile plotting and vivid characterisation\u003c\/b\u003e [.] combine to make Sashenka \u003cb\u003ean addictive page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e with an elegant, steely edge of verisimilitude' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFull of fascinating, meticulously researched detail\u003c\/b\u003e about Russian life' - \u003cb\u003eDaisy Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'To write a good historical novel you have to recreate that world, both physically and intellectually - and there must be a sense that history is driving the plot forwards. \u003cb\u003eMontefiore succeeds on all counts\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e- \u003cb\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003ePassionate, complex, incisive, salutary\u003c\/b\u003e and utterly bloody upsetting. \u003cb\u003eOne of those classic books that people will want to read again\u003c\/b\u003e - I certainly will - when I recover from it - and enthuse others to read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Simon Sebag Montefiore has a \u003cb\u003eterrific talent for creating tension\u003c\/b\u003e' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWhat an excellent writer, what a brilliant story teller, what an epic journey\u003c\/b\u003e he took me on with amazing characters and such attention to detail' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA tour de force\u003c\/b\u003e of a book' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A true page-turner and yet so much more. \u003cb\u003eRich in both historical detail and family drama\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSashenka\u003c\/i\u003e will stay with me for a long time' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA superb story\u003c\/b\u003e fabulously told' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30341259460705,"sku":"9780552154574","price":11.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32334170.jpg?v=1737186973","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780552154574-sashenka-brei","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}