This is an epic novel of love and war set in Russia just as they enter World War II. I loved the setting and all the details I find so interesting about Russian life at this time. I found the relationships intense and compelling, although mid-read it clearly leaned heavier toward a romance novel and lost me a bit. The ending was brave and unexpected.
Interestingly,in the afterward the author shares some of her own story being born in Leningrad. In a sense, without really knowing it, I found another modern Russian author (a sub-category of my Russian track for 2012). I just found out that there is a sequel and as maddening as some of the entangled relationship portions of this book were, I am thrilled to keep reading the Tatiana and Alexander story!
Book 21
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