The Siege
by:
Helen Dunmore (author)
Leningrad, September 1941. German tanks surround the city, imprisoning those who live there. The besieged people of Leningrad face shells, starvation, and the Russian winter. Interweaving two love affairs in two generations, THE SIEGE draws us deep into the Levin's family struggle to stay alive...
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Leningrad, September 1941. German tanks surround the city, imprisoning those who live there. The besieged people of Leningrad face shells, starvation, and the Russian winter. Interweaving two love affairs in two generations, THE SIEGE draws us deep into the Levin's family struggle to stay alive during this terrible winter. It is a story about war and the wounds it inflicts on people's lives. It is also a lyrical and deeply moving celebration of love, life and survival.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141000732 (0141000732)
ASIN: 141000732
Publish date: May 30th 2002
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
War,
Historical Romance,
Russia,
Modern,
World War II
Series: The Siege (#1)
This was a heavy novel. It was full of beautiful writing, and there were glimpses of hope, but I don't think categorizing it as anything but bleak would be an honest assessment. The siege of Leningrad was a horrifying situation, and Dunmore doesn't try to glamorize or gloss over the plight of the Ru...
In the midst of the bitterest winter, and under siege from the advancing German army, Leningrad starves. And love could so easily die in the appalling conditions of deprivation and suffering. This interesting book evokes a chilling (excuse the pun) picture of life in Leningrad in the early 1940’s, w...
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