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Book SynopsisSimon Sebag Montefiore is the author of the acclaimed novels of his Moscow Trilogy Sashenka, Red Sky at Noon and One Night in Winter, which won the Paddy Power Political Novel of the Year Prize and was longlisted for the Orwell Prize: the novels are published in 27 languages. Montefiore is also the author of prize-winning bestselling history books now in 48 languages, including Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, Jerusalem: The Biography and The Romanovs.
For more information see: www.simonsebagmontefiore.com or follow him on Twitter: @simonmontefiore.
Trade ReviewGripping from start to finish. The perfect mixture of sweeping history and page-turning storytelling
Intensely moving, with an unforgettable climax that will touch the hardest heart
Furiously readable - it's hard to put
Sashenka down. The glory and tragedy of her story remains long after the last page is turned
Intricate, fast moving... by the time I put the book down, long after midnight,
I was in tears * THE TIMES *
If you’re fascinated by twentieth-century Russian history, you’ll be intrigued by the tale of
Sashenka, a loyal Communist wife married to a powerful party member, whose life starts to unravel when she embarks upon an affair…The author is a noted historian, and this novel is full of fascinating, meticulously researched detail about Russian life. * Daisy Buchanan *
