One Night in Winter - Softcover

Montefiore, Simon Sebag

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ISBN 10: 0062291890 ISBN 13: 9780062291899

Publisher: Perennial, 2015

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Inspired by a true story, prize-winning historian and acclaimed novelist Simon Sebag Montefiore explores the consequences of forbidden love in this heartbreaking epic of marriage, childhood, danger, and betrayal that unfolds in Stalin's Moscow during the bleak days after World War II.

As Moscow celebrates the motherland's glorious victory over the Nazis, shots ring out on the crowded streets. On a nearby bridge, a teenage boy and girl--dressed in traditional nineteenth-century costumes--lie dead. But this is no ordinary tragedy, because these are no ordinary teenagers. As the son and daughter of high-ranking Soviet officials, they attend the most elite school in Moscow. Was it an accident, or murder? Is it a conspiracy against Stalin, or one of his own terrifying intrigues?

On Stalin's instructions, a ruthless investigation begins into what becomes known as the Children's Case. Youth across the city are arrested and forced to testify against their friends and their parents. As families are ripped apart, all kinds of secrets come spilling out. Trapped at the center of this witch-hunt are two pairs of illicit lovers, who learn that matters of the heart exact a terrible price. By turns a darkly sophisticated political thriller, a rich historical saga, and a deeply human love story, Montefiore's masterful novel powerfully portrays the terror and drama of Stalin's Russia.

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Review:

"What happens when you cross Donna Tartt's The Secret History with one of the scariest times in Russian history? You end up with Simon Sebag Montefiore's One Night in Winter....Based in truth, this novel will keep you biting your nails until the very end."--BooksAndWhatNot.com

"A compelling read."--"The Independent", (London)

"A kind of Virgin Suicides for the Soviet set, speaking to much that's dark in the human soul--but to what can redeem it, too."--Kirkus Reviews

"A compelling read."--"The Independent," (London)

Enthralling . Mr. Montefiore, an English writer hailed for his works of history and biography, is masterly at sketching scenes (passionate, melancholy or menacing) and limning characters --Wall Street Journal"

This finely written chronicle of privileged adults and children afraid for their lives in the treacherous upper reaches of Stalin s Russia in 1945 is in a league of its own. --Wall Street Journal, "Best Books of 2014""

Compulsively involving. Our fear for the children keeps up turning the pages . We follow the passions with sympathy... The knot of events tugs at a wide range of emotions rarely experienced outside an intimate tyranny. --"The Times" (London)"

A gripping thriller about private life and poetic dreams in Stalin s Russia . [A] pageturner .Whether its subject is power or love, a darkly enjoyable read--"Guardian" (London)"

This tightly written page-turner crackles with authenticity and if you are wiping away a tear by the end it won t be the icy chill of the Soviet winter that s to blame. --Caroline Jowett, "Daily Express" (London)"

Sebag s new novel draws in the reader and renders time meaningless. Brilliantly depicted. --"Jewish Chronicle""

Book Description:

By the author of the world-wide bestsellers, Jerusalem, and Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, and based on a true story, a heart-breaking, addictively readable love story set in Stalin's Russia.

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