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Description edit
Also published as: 'The Concubine's Secret'.
An epic journey of love and discovery from the national bestselling author of The Russian Concubine and The Red Scarf . China, 1929. For years Lydia Ivanova believed her father was killed by the Bolsheviks. But when she learns he is... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Lydia Ivanova: Main character who travels from China to Russia to find her father
- Chang An Lo: Lydia's love and a Chinese Communist official
- Alexei Serov: Lydia's half brother through who is helping her to find their father
- Dmitri Malofeyev: Upper official in Russian Communist regime
- Antonina: Dmitri's wife
- Jens Friis: Lydia and Alexei's father who is being held prisoner in Russia
- Liev Popkov: A Cossack who is a friend to Jens Friis and is helping Lydia to find him
- Elena: Liev's girlfriend
- Edik: Small boy who becomes friends with Lydia
- Misty: Edik's dog who never leaves his side
- Maksim Voshchinsky: Pakhan of the vory- a band of thieves in Russia
- Kuan: Friend of Chang An Lo and delegate to Russia
- Hu Biao: Friend of Chang An Lo who serves under him
- Wang: One of the Chinese delegates to Russia
- Olga: Fellow prisoner with Jens Friis
- Elkin: A fellow prisoner with Jens Friis
- Igor: member of the vory thief band
- Babitsky: A guard at Jens Friis' prison
- Valentina: Lydia's mother who died
- Tursenov: Member of the vory
- Konstantin: Add a description of this character.
- Mao: Leader of Communist China
- Niko: member of the vory
- Zhu
- Hu Tai-wai: Friend of Chang-An Lo who raised him
- Stalin: Leader of Communist Russia
- Zimmer
Setting & Locations edit
- Moscow
- China
- Popkow
- Sowjetrussland
- Soviet Russia
- Schädel
- Seil
- Felanka
- Trovitsk
- Bahnsteig
- Sicherheit
- Kommunist
- Sein Atem
- Siberia
- Beifahrersitz
- Straßenrand
- Bruchteil
- Kolja
- Wuschnew
- Versuchung
- Hüften
- Kremlin
- St. Petersburg
- Cossack
- Leningrad
- Selyansk
- Ukraine
- Shanghai
- America
- Vladivostok
- Moskva River
- Hong Kong
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 2 in The Russian Concubine. (standard series)
Preceded by The Russian Concubine.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kate Furnivall (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: June 2, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-425-22764-0
Page Count: 500
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: June 2, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-425-22764-0
Page Count: 500
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Historical
- Books › Travel › Asia › Russia
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Political
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
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