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Description edit
Leningrad, 1952. Andrei, a young hospital doctor, and Anna, a nursery school teacher, are forging a life together in the postwar, postsiege wreckage. But their happiness is precarious, like that of millions of Russians who must avoid the claws of Stalin's merciless Ministry of State Security.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Andrei Mikhailovich: Add a description of this character.
- Anna Mikhailovna
- Kolya
- Gorya Volkov
- Julia
- Galya
- Yura
- Lena
- Morozova
- Maslov
- Russov
- Tanya
- Irina
- Darya Alexandrovna
- Vera
- Kostya
- Marina
- Dr Alekseyev
- Dmitriev
- Georgii
- Riva Grigorievna
- Vasya
- Dr Brodskaya
- Lyuba
- Andryusha
- Irinochka
- Polina Vasilievna
- Grisha
- Larissa Nikolayevna
- Tikhonov
- Shcherbakov
- Vova
- Zhdanov
- Sonya
- Natasha
- Sofya
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Power and Control: How individuals react when they are threatened, scared or oppressed. Survival, whether that be social or physical survival, becomes paramount when individuals are threatened.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Helen Dunmore (Author)
Awards edit
- The Orwell Prize (Finalist, 2011: Book Prize)
- Man Booker Prize (Finalist, 2010, longlist)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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