{"product_id":"9781471149818-an-unquiet-heart","title":"An Unquiet Heart","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBursting with the \u003cb\u003ereal-life drama of love in turbulent times\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Unquiet Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea magnificently wrought novel\u003c\/b\u003e of passion and violence, triumph and tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePhilomena \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a beautiful and heartbreaking tale about Sergei Yesenin, one of Russia’s most beloved poets. It vividly captures the extraordinary life of a man navigating love, loss and loneliness in the midst of the Russian Revolution.   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergei Yesenin\u003c\/b\u003e is a young poet, formed by childhood abandonment, set on becoming the most famous poet in Russia in a time of war, revolution and terror. A sensitive soul in a senseless time, searching for meaning through poetry, fame and passionate affairs with both women and men – until a meeting with the beautiful actress Zinaida Raikh changes everything.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘If thou art near, I’ll leave all behind, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenounce the world, the call of fame. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll I need is to kiss your hand, your lips, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd hear you call me by my name.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e His success will bring him to the Tsar’s family, to \u003cb\u003eRasputin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTrotsky\u003c\/b\u003e and to the world’s most famous dancer, \u003cb\u003eIsadora Duncan\u003c\/b\u003e. He befriends other prominent poets and is revered by millions. Schoolchildren learn his verses by heart. Red Army soldiers carry them going into battle. \u003cb\u003eYuri Gagarin\u003c\/b\u003e would later take them into space. But Yesenin’s obsession with fame is dangerous and destructive, for him, and for those who love him.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Unquiet Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent insight into history, and into the life of a tender, troubled man. This is a story about the power of poetry in turbulent times, about triumph and tragedy and about how true love never fades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535802343798,"sku":"9781471149818","price":9.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31852158.jpg?v=1774283299","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471149818-an-unquiet-heart","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}