{"product_id":"just-send-me-word-9780241955901","title":"Just Send Me Word","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The great storyteller of modern Russian historians' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrlando Figes was granted exclusive access to  the thousands of letters between Lev and Sveta that form the foundation of \u003ci\u003eJust Send Me Word\u003c\/i\u003e, and he was able to interview the couple in person, then in their nineties. These real-time and largely uncensored letters form the largest cache of Gulag letters ever found.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiges is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePeasant Russia, Civil War, A People's Tragedy, Natasha's Dance, The Whisperers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrimea\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Cambridge and London. His books have been translated into over twenty languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA poignant record ... as fascinating and inspiring as it is heartbreaking ... It is impossible to read without shedding tears -- Simon Sebag Montefiore * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis powerful narrative by a distinguished historian will take its place not just in history but in literature -- Robert Massie\u003cbr\u003eElectrifying, passionate, devoted, despairing, exhilarating ... a tale of hope, resilience, grit and love * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eRemarkable ... moving... possesses extraordinary value ... a notable contribution to Gulag literature -- Max Hastings * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eImmensely touching ... [a] heartening gem of a book -- Anna Reid * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eThe remarkable true story of a love affair between two Soviet citizens ... as much a literary challenge as a historical one: the book can be read as a non-fiction novel * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eFiges has achieved something extraordinary ... the gulag story lacks individuals for us to sympathise with: a Primo Levi, an Anne Frank or even an Oskar Schindler. Just Send Me Word may well be the book to change that ... the kind of love that most of us can only dream of -- Oliver Bullough * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eRemarkable ... Figes, selecting and then interpreting this mass of letters, makes them tell two kinds of story. The first is a uniquely detailed narrative of the gulag, of the callous, slatternly universe which consumed millions of lives ... The second is about two people determined not to lose each other -- Neal Ascherson * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA quiet, moving and memorable account of life in a totalitarian state ... The book often reads like a novel ... captivating * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eOrlando Figes has wrought something beautiful from dark times -- Ian Thomson * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA heart-rending record of extraordinary human endurance * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e[A] remarkable tale of love and devotion during the worst years of the USSR ... [Figes's] fine narrative pacing enhances this moving, memorable story * Publishers Weekly *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083446985047,"sku":"9780241955901","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241955901.jpg?v=1725548973","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/just-send-me-word-9780241955901","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}