City of Thieves - Softcover

Benioff, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340977396 ISBN 13: 9780340977392

Publisher: Sceptre, 2009

Synopsis

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Four months into the siege of Leningrad, the city is starving. Seventeen-year-old Lev fears for his life when he is arrested for looting the body of a dead German paratrooper, while his charismatic cellmate, Kolya, a handsome young soldier arrested for desertion, seems bizarrely unafraid. Dawn brings, instead of an execution squad, an impossible challenge. Lev and Kolya can find a dozen eggs for an NKVD colonel to use for his daughter s wedding cake, and live. Or fail, and die. In the depths of the coldest winter in history, through a city cut off from all supplies and suffering appalling deprivation, man and boy embark on an absurd hunt. Their search will take them through desolate, lawless Leningrad and the devastated countryside surrounding it, in the captivating journey of two men trying to survive against desperate odds.

About this title

Review:

'Complex and compelling. . . a thought-provoking novel that leaves its own lingering , haunting presence in the reader's imagination'

(Waterstone's Books Quarterly )

'This gut-churning thriller will sweep you along and, with any luck, propel Benioff into bestseller land' 

(Kirkus - starred review)

'Told with compelling power'

(Sunday Telegraph) 'Expert tone. . . fine sense of pace. (Financial Times );

'A hard-to-put-down novel . . . Benioff blends tense adventure, a bittersweet coming-of-age and an oddly touching buddy narrative to craft a smart crowd-pleaser'

(Publisher's Weekly ) --x

'Complex and compelling. . . a thought-provoking novel that leaves its own lingering , haunting presence in the reader's imagination'

(Waterstone's Books Quarterly )

'This gut-churning thriller will sweep you along and, with any luck, propel Benioff into bestseller land' 

(Kirkus - starred review )

'Told with compelling power'

(Sunday Telegraph )

'Expert tone. . . fine sense of pace." (Financial Times )

'A hard-to-put-down novel . . . Benioff blends tense adventure, a bittersweet coming-of-age and an oddly touching buddy narrative to craft a smart crowd-pleaser'

(Publisher's Weekly )

Book Description:

From the co-creator of the HBO series Game of Thrones and critically-acclaimed author of The 25th Hour, this is a captivating novel about war, courage, survival and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sceptre
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0340977396
• ISBN 13: 9780340977392
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400