The Jewel of St Petersburg
Russia, 1910. Young Valentina Ivanova charms St Petersburg's aristocracy with her classic Russian beauty and her talent as a pianist. But she scandalises society when she begins a romance with Jens Friis, a Danish engineer. He brings to her life a passion and an intimacy she has never known. Unbending in their opposition, her parents push her into a loveless engagement with a Russian count.brbrValentina struggles for independence and to protect her young sister from the tumult sweeping the city, as Russia is bound for rebellion. The Tsar, the Duma and the Bolsheviks are at each other's throats and Valentina is forced to make a choice that changes her life for ever . . .
| Autor: | Furnivall, Kate |
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| EAN: | 9781847443328 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 464 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Little, Brown Book Group Sphere |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 10.09.2010 |
| Schlagworte: | Englisch; Romane/Erzählungen Russland, Geschichte; Romane/Erzählungen Tracy Rees Amy Snow Lucinda Riley The Pearl Sister Island of Secrets Patricia Wilson Jenny Ashcroft Beneath a Burning Sky Rachel Rhys Dangerous Crossing Gill Paul The Secret Wife the Girl on the Cliff Lucinda Riley Karen Swan The Rome Affair The Liberation The Betrayal Santa Montefiore the Last Secret of the Deverills The Hourglass Florence Grace best sellers 2017 bestsellers kindle 2017 bestsellers 2017 best books 2017 the last post dvd female protagonist Italy World war Two Mussolini military international Rosanna Ley The Little Theatre by the Sea Covent garden in the snow jules wake |
| Größe: | 234 |
| Gewicht: | 618 g |
