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The Russian Dreambook of Colour and Flight
- Location(s): Russia
- Genre(s): Magical Realism, Fiction
- Era(s): Later 20th Century
In her very dusty provincial museum of fake exhibits lovingly crafted from cardboard, wire and glue, Tanya dreams of Russian art’s long colours and wonders when Yuri will stop fishing long enough to notice how she adores him, while...
- Location(s): Moscow
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Mid 20th Century
‘A love affair through an interpreter,’ said Raya. ‘That’s a very cultured prospect.’ Raya is a mercurial Moscow blonde who speaks no English, and the affair she is embarking upon is with Gordon Proctor-Gould, a visiting British businessman who...
- Location(s): France, Russia
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): 20th Century
Can a drop of perfume tell the story of the twentieth century? Can a smell bear the traces of history? What can we learn about the history of the twentieth century by examining the fate of perfumes? In this...
- Location(s): England, Russia
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): WW1 onwards
As WWI draws to a close, a love affair that stretches across countries, families and class begins, in master storyteller Eva Ibbotson’s classic historical romance The Secret Countess, with an introduction from Amanda Craig. Anna Grazinsky, a young Russian...
- Location(s): Russia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): early 20th century
As World War I rages and the Romanov dynasty reaches its sudden, brutal end, a young jewelry maker discovers love, passion, and her own healing powers in this rich and romantic ghost story, the perfect follow-up to M.J. Rose...
- Location(s): Russia
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Mid 20th Century
Tom Rob Smith’s first book, Child 44, enjoyed unprecedented attention and acclaim (as did its youthful author), so it was inevitable that the appetite for that novel’s successor would be keen. Now it’s here, and The Secret Speech, largely...
- Location(s): Moscow
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1958
Moscow, 1958. At the height of the Cold War, MI6 secretary Lois Vale is on a deep cover mission to identify a diplomatic traitor. She can trust only one man: Johann, a German journalist also working covertly for the...
- Location(s): Washington DC, Russia
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1950s
TWO FEMALE SPIES. A BANNED MASTERPIECE. A BOOK THAT CHANGED HISTORY. 1956. A celebrated Russian author is writing a book, Doctor Zhivago, which could spark dissent in the Soviet Union. The Soviets, afraid of its subversive power, ban it....
- Location(s): Russia, Irkutsk
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Contemporary
Investigator Arkady Renko, described as ‘one of the most compelling figures in modern fiction’ by USA Today, finds himself travelling deep into Siberia when journalist Tatiana Petrovna disappears on a case. Journalist Tatiana Petrovna has disappeared. Arkady Renko, iconic...
- Location(s): Paris, Russia
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): 19th century
Séverin and his team members might have successfully thwarted the Fallen House, but victory came at a terrible cost – one that still haunts all of them. Desperate to make amends, Séverin pursues a dangerous lead to find a...
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