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From the author of the international bestseller Tully comes an epic tale of passion, betrayal, and survival in World War II Russia. Leningrad, 1941: The European war seems far away in this city of fallen grandeur, where splendid palaces and stately boulevards speak of a different age, when... read more
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Summary edit
A young couple have to overcome adversity during the German siege of Leningrad in 1941.
Characters/People edit
- Tatiana Metanova: A Russian girl, she lives with her mother, father, grandparent, her sister Dasha and her twin brother Pasha in Leningrad Russia in the time of WWII. She is described in the book as a small blonde girl with green eyes.
- Anthony Alexander Barrington: Alexander is a capitan of the Red Army in soviet Russia during World War II
- Dasha Metanova: She is the sister of Tatiana Metanova
- Dimitri Chernenko: He is Alexander's friend, he is also in the Red Army and knows Alexander's secret.
- Tania: Tania is like a short name for Tatiana, she is also called Taneshka, or Tatia and Tatiasha but this last two only by Alexander.
- Mama: Mother of Dasha, Pasha and Tatiana
- Shura: An affectionate name that Tatiana calls Alexander, at his request
- Marina: She is Tatiana's cousin
- Dr. Matthew Sayers: He is a US doctor working for the Red Cross in Russia.
- Pasha: He is Tatiana's brother
- Anton Iglenko: Nina's son, Tatiana's friend. Neighbor of the Metanovas
- Papa: Tatiana's father
- Yuri Stepanov: Is a colonel of the Red Army
- Inga: A Red Cross nurse
- Carisse: Add a description of this character.
- Babushka Maya: Tatiana's Mother's mother.
- Anatoly Marazov: An officer in the Red Army
- Vova: A young man living in Lazarevo
- Zoe: A young woman living in Lazarevo
- Zina
- Dusia
- Deda: Tatiana's grandfather
- Slavin
- Axinya: Lives in Lazarevo
- Vera
- Naira Mikhailovna: Lives in Lazarevo
- Ivan Petrenko
- Harold Barrington: Alexander's Father.
- Marinka: Diminuitive form of "Marina", Tatiana's cousin
- Mariska: Affectionate form of "Marina", Tatiana's cousin
- Raisa: An old woman living in Lazarevo
- Mark Antony
- Olga
- Oleg Kashnikov
- Chernenko: Dmitri's last name. An associate of Alexander's.
- Nina Iglenko
- Nurse Metanova
- Mikhail Zoshchenko
- Nadezhda
- Brenda
- Meretskov
- Sofia
- Ilya
- Mekhlis
- Tolmachevo
- Ulitsa Saltykov-Schedrin
- Eugene
- Volodya Iglenko
- Pushkin
- Babushka Anna
- Kirill
- Pyadyshev
- Edward Ludlow
- Sam Leavitt
- Elena
- Aunt Rita
- Ina
- Petr Pavlovich Petrov
- Petka
- Jane Barrington
- Tove Hanssen
- Orbeli
- Vyacheslav Molotov
- Viktor Burenich
- Leeb
- Govorova Ulitsa
- Vasili Metanov
- Corporal Kristoff
- Tolya
- Boris Razin
- Suvorovsky
- Kostia
- Rasskovsky
- Major Belov
- Von Paulus
- Irina Fedorovna
- Misha
- Yulia
- Tatiasha
- Sarkovs
- Karl Ots
- Grinkov
- Georgi Vasilievich Metanov
- Pavel Metanov
- Zhanna Sarkova
- Sergei Krasenko
- Leonid Slonko
- Daria Georgievna
- Mikhail Stepanov
- Chris Pandolfi
- Wolf Lazarevich
- Maria Handler
Quotes edit
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“Alexander went to Lazarevo on faith.”
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“Oh, now that it’s daylight, I’m suddenly Alexander again?”
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TATIANA AND ALEXANDER (THE BRIDGE TO HOLY CROSS)
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There will be only one standard, the standard of survival at all cost, and it will be up to you to say at what price survival. Hold your head high, and if you’re going to go down, go down knowing you have not in any way compromised your soul.”
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“Ask yourself these three questions, Tatiana Metanova, and you will know who you are. Ask: what do you believe in? What do you hope for? But most important—ask: what do you love?”
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that’s my point: all great things worth having require great sacrifice worth giving.
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“I found my true love on Ulitsa Saltykov-Schedrin, while I sat on a bench eating ice cream.” “You didn’t find me. You weren’t even looking for me. I found you.” Long pause. “Alexander, were you…looking for me?” “All my life.”
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The Russians were unparalleled in their suffering, the English in their reserve, the Americans in their love of life, the Italians in their love of Christ, and the French in their hope of love.
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But as always, it is the ties and bonds of love and family that keep people from saving themselves.
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of…as if pervaded with his deathless leaven…All earthly stuff—emotions, anguish, passion—had been transmuted to the stuff of heaven.
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“Love is,” she repeated slowly, looking only at Dasha, “when he is hungry and you feed him. Love is knowing when he is hungry.”
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Leningrad Part One The Lucent Dusk
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Setting & Locations edit
- St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia
- Lazarevo: A town Deda and Babushka go for safety before the siege
- Luga: A summer vacationing retreat for Tatiana's family
- America
- Soviet Union: The USSR or Russia
- Kobona
- Finland: Neighboring country to Russia. Very close to Leningrad.
- Helsinki
- Neva
- Tolmachevo: Location of summer camp where Tatiana's twin brother Pasha goes
- Moscow: Capital of Soviet Union
- Stockholm: City in Sweden
- Sweden
- Vyborg
- Fontanka
- Krasnodar
- Karelia: Region nearer Turkey
- Grechesky Hospital
- St. Isaac
- Tikhvin
- Sofia
- Shlisselburg
- Minsk: Russian city
- Krasenko
- Poland
- Suvorovsky
- Massachusetts
- Molotov
- Tauride Park: Place of many fond memories for Tatiana and her family.
- London: Capital of England/Britain
- Volkhov
- Sadko
- Morozovo
- Nevsky Prospekt
- Dubrovka
- Sarkova
- Kama River
- Ukraine: Region in USSR renowned for its fertile farmland
- Field Of Mars
- Ural Mountains: Prominent mountain range in Russia
- Warsaw
- Nekrasova
- Dohotino
- Crimea
- North Sea
First Sentence edit
Light came through the window, trickling morning all over the room.
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 4 in The Bronze Horseman Trilogy. (standard series)
Followed by Tatiana and Alexander.
This is book 71 of 100 in AAR Top 100 Romances 2004. (authoritative list)
This is book 28 of 145 in Whitcoulls Top 100 (2011). (authoritative list)
This is book 13 of 121 in Whitcoulls Top 100 (2012). (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Paullina Simons (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Collins
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 2, 2001
ISBN: 0006513220
Page Count: 656
Publisher: Harper Collins
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 2, 2001
ISBN: 0006513220
Page Count: 656
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › War
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Romance
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