The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons Paperback Book

Description: The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons A love story reaching from the present day to the Second World War battle of Stalingrad. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A magnificent epic of love, war and Russia from the international bestselling author of TULLY and ROAD TO PARADISE Leningrad 1941: the white nights of summer illuminate a city of fallen grandeur whose palaces and avenues speak of a different age, when Leningrad was known as St Petersburg.Two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha, share the same bed, living in one room with their brother and parents.The routine of their hard impoverished life is shattered on 22 June 1941 when Hitler invades Russia. For the Metanov family, for Leningrad and particularly for Tatiana, life will never be the same again. On that fateful day, Tatiana meets a brash young man named Alexander.The family suffers as Hitlers army advances on Leningrad, and the Russian winter closes in. With bombs falling and the city under siege, Tatiana and Alexander are drawn inexorably to each other, but theirs is a love that could tear Tatianas family apart, and at its heart lies a secret that could mean death to anyone who hears it.Confronted on the one hand by Hitlers vast war machine, and on the other by a Soviet system determined to crush the human spirit, Tatiana and Alexander are pitted against the very tide of history, at a turning point in the century that made the modern world. Notes A magnificent epic of love, war and Russia from the international bestselling author of TULLY and ROAD TO PARADISE Leningrad 1941: the white nights of summer illuminate a city of fallen grandeur whose palaces and avenues speak of a different age, when Leningrad was known as St Petersburg. Two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha, share the same bed, living in one room with their brother and parents. The routine of their hard impoverished life is shattered on 22 June 1941 when Hitler invades Russia. For the Metanov family, for Leningrad and particularly for Tatiana, life will never be the same again. On that fateful day, Tatiana meets a brash young man named Alexander. The family suffers as Hitlers army advances on Leningrad, and the Russian winter closes in. With bombs falling and the city under siege, Tatiana and Alexander are drawn inexorably to each other, but theirs is a love that could tear Tatianas family apart, and at its heart lies a secret that could mean death to anyone who hears it. Confronted on the one hand by Hitlers vast war machine, and on the other by a Soviet system determined to crush the human spirit, Tatiana and Alexander are pitted against the very tide of history, at a turning point in the century that made the modern world. / This extremely moving novel draws on the experiences of the authors own family during the Siege of Leningrad / Now repackaged with all of Paullinas backlist in stunning new style / Paullinas most recent novel, ROAD TO PARADISE, reached number three in Australia and went straight to number one in New Zealand / Competition: Jodi Picoult Author Biography Paullina Simons was born in Leningrad in 1963. As a child she emigrated to Queens, New York, and attended colleges in Long Island. Then she moved to England and attended Essex University, before returning to America. She lives in New York with her husband and children. Review Praise for Paullina Simons Tully Pick up this book and prepare to have your emotions wrung so completely youll be sobbing your heart out one minute and laughing through your tears the next! Read it and weep -- literally Company Tatiana and Alexander This has everything a romance glutton could wish for: a bold, talented and dashing hero, a heart-stopping love affair ! It also has -- thank goodness -- a welcome sense of humour and discernable characters rather than ciphers. Victoria Moore, Daily Mail The Bronze Horseman Pulling off the passionate love story embedded in a truly epic narrative is a difficult thing to do. Margaret Mitchells Gone With the Wind remains the blueprint for the genre, while Tolstoys War and Peace carries off the literary honours ! its quickly apparent that the Russian-born author Paullina Simons has the measure of this kind of epic romantic saga ! She is able to make some powerful statements about the durability of the human spirit, but never at the expense of descriptive passages refulgent with power and beauty Barry Forshaw, amazon Promotional A magnificent epic of love, war and Russia from the international bestselling author of TULLY and ROAD TO PARADISE Leningrad 1941: the white nights of summer illuminate a city of fallen grandeur whose palaces and avenues speak of a different age, when Leningrad was known as St Petersburg. Two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha, share the same bed, living in one room with their brother and parents. The routine of their hard impoverished life is shattered on 22 June 1941 when Hitler invades Russia. For the Metanov family, for Leningrad and particularly for Tatiana, life will never be the same again. On that fateful day, Tatiana meets a brash young man named Alexander. The family suffers as Hitlers army advances on Leningrad, and the Russian winter closes in. With bombs falling and the city under siege, Tatiana and Alexander are drawn inexorably to each other, but theirs is a love that could tear Tatianas family apart, and at its heart lies a secret that could mean death to anyone who hears it. Confronted on the one hand by Hitlers vast war machine, and on the other by a Soviet system determined to crush the human spirit, Tatiana and Alexander are pitted against the very tide of history, at a turning point in the century that made the modern world. / This extremely moving novel draws on the experiences of the authors own family during the Siege of Leningrad / Now repackaged with all of Paullinas backlist in stunning new style / Paullinas most recent novel, ROAD TO PARADISE, reached number three in Australia and went straight to number one in New Zealand / Competition: Jodi Picoult Kirkus UK Review Leningrad, June, 1941. Germany invades Russia and the lives of the seven members of the Metanov family, living in a two-roomed apartment, change forever. Only the youngest, 17-year-old Tatiana, will survive the siege of the city. Along with having to endure the cold, hunger and illness, she is bearing a secret; the love between her and the boyfriend of her older sister, Daria. Meeting the soldier, Alexander, by chance in the street, their instant attraction for each other is concealed, at Tatianas insistence. Only when Daria dies can their love be enjoyed, but even then, the lovers survival depends on the secret of Alexanders family background never being revealed; a secret known only to themselves and to the jealous, unreliable fellow soldier, Dimitri. Simons was praised for her debut novel Tully in 1995 and for her subsequent books. At over 600 pages there might be a better, shorter novel buried somewhere inside this book but in spite of that, if you have room in your luggage for such a weighty tome, this will make a superior beach read. (Kirkus UK) Kirkus US Review Another emotionally compelling tale that celebrates undying love as two young superheroes overcome bombing raids, starvation, and treacherous friends in Leningrad under siege by the Germans. As in so many other oversized books of its genre, the lovers here are at the mercy of a plot that strains credulity as it ratchets up the tensions and exploits the passions. When Alexander Belov and Tatiana meet in the summer of 1941, hes an officer in the Red Army, while shes a 17-year-old factory worker living in a crowded apartment with her elder sister Dasha, her twin brother Pasha, her parents and grandparents. Alexander is courting Dasha, but Tatiana and he are soon in love. Its a love they cant declare, however, because Alexander has a dangerous secret-and a dangerous friend. Alexander in fact is really an American who, as a child in the early 1930s, came to Russia with his idealistic parents. They soon soured on Communism, and, as the Trials began, were arrested. His mother was shot, his father died in prison, but not before Alexander persuaded classmate Dimitri, whose own father was a prison guard, to allow him to see Dad one last time. In return, Alexander promised to take Dimitri to America whenever they found an opportunity to escape to nearby Finland. But Dimitri, with more lives than a cat, is a bad guy and threatens throughout to betray Alexander whenever Alexander seems to be reneging on their plans. When the siege begins, Tatiana is badly wounded in a bombing attack. Recovered, she starts working at a hospital, and, though her family dies one by one as the food supplies dwindle and winter sets in, she survives. Somehow she escapes the city to enjoy a lovers idyll with Alexander-only to return to face even graver threats. A page-turner in spite of its clunky and cliche-ridden self. (Kirkus Reviews) Long Description A magnificent epic of love, war and Russia from the international bestselling author of TULLY and ROAD TO PARADISE Leningrad 1941: the white nights of summer illuminate a city of fallen grandeur whose palaces and avenues speak of a different age, when Leningrad was known as St Petersburg. Two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha, share the same bed, living in one room with their brother and parents. The routine of their hard impoverished life is shattered on 22 June 1941 when Hitler invades Russia. For the Metanov family, for Leningrad and particularly for Tatiana, life will never be the same again. On that fateful day, Tatiana meets a brash young man named Alexander. The family suffers as Hitlers army advances on Leningrad, and the Russian winter closes in. With bombs falling and the city under siege, Tatiana and Alexander are drawn inexorably to each other, but theirs is a love that could tear Tatianas family apart, and at its heart lies a secret that could mean death to anyone who hears it. Confronted on the one hand by Hitlers vast war machine, and on the other by a Soviet system determined to crush the human spirit, Tatiana and Alexander are pitted against the very tide of history, at a turning point in the century that made the modern world. Review Quote Praise for Paullina Simons TullyPick up this book and prepare to have your emotions wrung so completely youll be sobbing your heart out one minute and laughing through your tears the next… Read it and weep literally Company Tatiana and AlexanderThis has everything a romance glutton could wish for: a bold, talented and dashing hero, a heart-stopping love affair … It also has thank goodness a welcome sense of humour and discernible characters rather than ciphers.Victoria Moore, Daily Mail The Bronze HorsemanPulling off the passionate love story embedded in a truly epic narrative is a difficult thing to do. Margaret Mitchells Gone With the Wind remains the blueprint for the genre, while Tolstoys War and Peace carries off the literary honours … its quickly apparent that the Russian-born author Paullina Simons has the measure of this kind of epic romantic saga … She is able to make some powerful statements about the durability of the human spirit, but never at the expense of descriptive passages refulgent with power and beauty Barry Forshaw, amazon Feature * This extremely moving novel draws on the experiences of the authors own family during the Siege of Leningrad * Stunningly repackaged * ROAD TO PARADISE reached number three in Australia and went straight to number one in New Zealand Competition: Jodi Picoult Description for Sales People A magnificent epic of love, war and Russia from the international bestselling author of TULLY and ROAD TO PARADISE Leningrad 1941: the white nights of summer illuminate a city of fallen grandeur whose palaces and avenues speak of a different age, when Leningrad was known as St Petersburg. Two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha, share the same bed, living in one room with their brother and parents. The routine of their hard impoverished life is shattered on 22 June 1941 when Hitler invades Russia. For the Metanov family, for Leningrad and particularly for Tatiana, life will never be the same again. On that fateful day, Tatiana meets a brash young man named Alexander. The family suffers as Hitlers army advances on Leningrad, and the Russian winter closes in. With bombs falling and the city under siege, Tatiana and Alexander are drawn inexorably to each other, but theirs is a love that could tear Tatianas family apart, and at its heart lies a secret that could mean death to anyone who hears it. Confronted on the one hand by Hitlers vast war machine, and on the other by a Soviet system determined to crush the human spirit, Tatiana and Alexander are pitted against the very tide of history, at a turning point in the century that made the modern world. * This extremely moving novel draws on the experiences of the authors own family during the Siege of Leningrad * Stunningly repackaged * ROAD TO PARADISE reached number three in Australia and went straight to number one in New Zealand Competition: Jodi Picoult Details ISBN0006513220 Author Paullina Simons Pages 656 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Year 2001 ISBN-10 0006513220 ISBN-13 9780006513223 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Illustrations maps Media Book Short Title BRONZE HORSEMAN Residence Dallas, TX, US Birth 1963 Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Publication Date 2001-04-02 UK Release Date 2001-04-02 Affiliation Univ/Ill/Urbana-Champ Urbana Illinois USA Position Daniel E Qualifications M.D. Alternative 9780007904679 Audience General AU Release Date 2001-03-28 NZ Release Date 2001-03-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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