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, St Petersburg, 1825. Imperial Russia still basks in the glory of victory over Napoleon, but in the army and elsewhere resentment is growing against serfdom and autocracy. Vasily, a pleasure loving, privileged young man, returns home from abroad expecting to embark on a glittering career. Having become entangled in an impossible love affair, he joins a conspiracy to overthrow the government. Threatened by exile to Siberia or death, he is forced to flee the Tsar's vengeance. Vasily hopes to rebuild his life in a distant provincial town. But he cannot forget his lost love, and now finds himself pursued by a rival who aims to destroy him. Can he escape the past, mend his broken relationships and find a better way to change the world?,
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Small Acts of Kindness, Jennifer Antill
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 2022
- Oprawa
- (miękka)
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- Tytuł
- Small Acts of Kindness
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- Jennifer Antill
- Wydawca
- Universe
- Rok wydania
- 2022
- Oprawa
- miękka
- Liczba stron
- 368
- ISBN10
- 1914414993
- ISBN13
- 9781914414992
- Seria
- Kategorie
- Tagi
- Ocena
- 4 z 5
- Opis
- , St Petersburg, 1825. Imperial Russia still basks in the glory of victory over Napoleon, but in the army and elsewhere resentment is growing against serfdom and autocracy. Vasily, a pleasure loving, privileged young man, returns home from abroad expecting to embark on a glittering career. Having become entangled in an impossible love affair, he joins a conspiracy to overthrow the government. Threatened by exile to Siberia or death, he is forced to flee the Tsar's vengeance. Vasily hopes to rebuild his life in a distant provincial town. But he cannot forget his lost love, and now finds himself pursued by a rival who aims to destroy him. Can he escape the past, mend his broken relationships and find a better way to change the world?,