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From the bestselling author of Philomena comes a beautiful and heartbreaking tale about Sergei Yesenin, one of Russia’s most beloved poets. It vividly captures the extraordinary life of a man navigating love, loss and loneliness in the midst of the Russian Revolution.   
 
Sergei Yesenin is a young poet, formed by childhood abandonment, set on becoming the most famous poet in Russia in a time of war, revolution and terror. A sensitive soul in a senseless time, searching for meaning through poetry, fame and passionate affairs with both women and men – until a meeting with the beautiful actress Zinaida Raikh changes everything.
 
‘If thou art near, I’ll leave all behind,
Renounce the world, the call of fame.
All I need is to kiss your hand, your lips,
And hear you call me by my name.’
 
His success will bring him to the Tsar’s f

An Unquiet Heart

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      Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/12/2020
      ISBN13: 9781471149818, 978-1471149818
      ISBN10: 1471149811
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From the bestselling author of Philomena comes a beautiful and heartbreaking tale about Sergei Yesenin, one of Russia’s most beloved poets. It vividly captures the extraordinary life of a man navigating love, loss and loneliness in the midst of the Russian Revolution.   
       
      Sergei Yesenin is a young poet, formed by childhood abandonment, set on becoming the most famous poet in Russia in a time of war, revolution and terror. A sensitive soul in a senseless time, searching for meaning through poetry, fame and passionate affairs with both women and men – until a meeting with the beautiful actress Zinaida Raikh changes everything.
       
      ‘If thou art near, I’ll leave all behind,
      Renounce the world, the call of fame.
      All I need is to kiss your hand, your lips,
      And hear you call me by my name.’
       
      His success will bring him to the Tsar’s f

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