Midnight in St Petersburg
Author(s): Vanora Bennett
St Petersburg, 1911: Inna Feldman has fled the pogroms of her native Kiev to take refuge with distant relatives in Russia's capital city. Welcomed into the flamboyant Leman family, she is apprenticed into their violin-making workshop. With her looks and talents, she feels instantly at home in their bohemian circle of friends. But revolution is in the air and, as society begins to fracture, she is forced to choose between her heart and her head. She loves her brooding cousin, Yasha, but he is wild, destructive and bent on revolution; Horace Wallich, the Englishman who works for Faberge, is older and promises security and respectability. As the revolution descends into anarchy and blood-letting, a commission to repair a priceless Stradivarius violin offers Inna a means of escape. But will man will she choose to take with her? And is it already too late?
Product Information
Set in St Petersburg during the Russian Revolution, a sweeping novel of love and loss as one woman fights for her own personal survival - and for the man she loves. By the acclaimed author of Blood Royal and Queen of Silks.
"A tale of thundering passions set in the Russian Revolution ... historical fiction at its best" The Times
Vanora Bennett is an author and journalist who has covered political, military and religious conflicts in unstable countries around the world. She has written six previous books: four historical novels and two non-fiction books about her experiences. She lives in North London with her husband and two sons. To find out more, visit www.vanorabennett.com
General Fields
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- : Cornerstone
- : Century
- : 01 March 1900
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 February 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Vanora Bennett
- : Paperback
- : 413
- : 432
