Lead Review

• Book: Sashenka
• Location: Russia, St Petersburg (Leningrad)
• Author: Simon Montefiore

“To write a good historical novel you have to recreate that world, both physically and intellectually – and there must be a sense that history is driving the plot forwards. Montefiore succeeds on all counts… The real achievement of this novel is that it describes the profound levels of self-deception required if you wanted to stay alive and be a loyal communist in Stalin’s Russia” (EVENING STANDARD)

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