1942, and the battle for Stalingrad is just beginning- this is historical fiction at its finest and most epic by Simon Sebag Montefiore, global bestselling author of Stalin- The Court of the Red Tsar, Jerusalem and The Romanovs.
Simon Sebag Montefiore is the author of the acclaimed novels of his Moscow Trilogy - Sashenka, Red Sky at Noon and One Night in Winter, which won the Paddy Power Political Novel of the Year Prize and was longlisted for the Orwell Prize- the novels are published in 27 languages. Montefiore is also the author of prize-winning bestselling history books now in 48 languages, including Stalin- The Court of the Red Tsar, Jerusalem- The Biography and The Romanovs.For more information see- www.simonsebagmontefiore.com or follow him on Twitter- @simonmontefiore.
The black earth was already baking and the sun was just rising when
they mounted their horses and rode across the grasslands towards
the horizon on fire …’
Imprisoned in the Gulags for a crime he did not commit, Benya
Golden joins a penal battalion made up of Cossacks and convicts to
fight the Nazis.
He joins the Russian cavalry, and on a hot summer day in July 1942,
he and his band of brothers are sent on a desperate mission behind
enemy lines.
Switching between Benya's war in the grasslands of Southern Russia,
and Stalin's plans in the Kremlin, between Benya's intense affair
with an Italian nurse and a romance between Stalin's daughter and a
journalist also on the Eastern Front, this is a sweeping story of
passion, bravery and human survival where personal betrayal is a
constant companion, and death just a heartbeat away.
*from the publisher's description*
Mythic and murderous violence in Russia…there are power-drunk Nazis
and Soviet traitors, including a particularly memorable villain
…Written with brio & deep knowledge of its fascinating subject
matter… a deeply satisfying pageturner.
*Book of Month, The Times*
A gripping historical novel with a panoramic sweep
*The Mail on Sunday*
In this third volume of The Moscow Trilogy, the fate of combatants
and civilians is often harsh. With his feel for vivid and immediate
drama and impressive research, the author evokes the extreme
turbulence and violence impacting on individuals. Writing with
passion, Montefiore makes the point that, up against the huge
forces of war, the struggle for personal resolution can be tragic —
but never wasted.
*Daily Mail*
The final instalment of Montefiore's loosely connected Moscow
Trilogy: amidst the killing and the chaos, a group of prisoners are
offered a chance of redemption on a secret mission behind enemy
lines on horseback. Montefiore has a keen sense of place and an eye
of unexpected details. Switching between the frontline on the
Russian steppes and Stalin in the Kremlin, this is an EXCITING
FAST-PACED ADVENTURE AND A LAMENT FOR LOVE IN DARK AND BRUTAL
TIMES.
*Mail on Sunday*
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