Description
Book SynopsisIn this vast and gorgeous tapestry of a novel, serf and master, Cossack and tsar, priest and Jew are brought together in a family saga which unrolls through centuries of history to reveal that most impenetrable and mysterious of lands - Russia.
Trade ReviewIt is a series of ingeniously linked short novels, with a great deal of history painlessly delievered ... a very good read indeed * The Times *
Even textured, with just the right amount of spice, it is the literary equivalent of hot cakes * Sunday Telegraph *
Rewarding reading ... an engrossing story. The novel manages to capture and convey the vastness of Mother Russia, her story and her potential * Boston Sunday Herald *
What's impressive about
Russka is Edward Rutherfurd's audacity - and his erudition * Washington Post *
Impressive . . . Rutherfurd has indeed embraced all of Russia * The Washington Post *
