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Lädt ... Midnight in St. Petersburg: A Novelvon Vanora Bennett
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Historical Fiction I started this book excited to read a novel set in pre-revolutionary Russia, but after about the first third of the book I quickly started to lose interest (although I did make it to the end). The book starts well and I was initially very intrigued by the presentation of Rasputin's character, but the middle of the story really dragged on for me and I was less than satisfied with the conclusion. This is our book club choice, due to be scrutinised next Saturday. I am afraid I will struggle to say many kind words about it, apart from "I enjoyed the last sixty pages". It is in this faint praise that my problems with the book can be found. It is much too long; at least 100 pages too long; which means that it lacks dramatic tension. When you add to that my lack of empathy towards any of the three main characters. Reading the afterword made me wonder if the author was too close to both one character and the location. I will not be looking for Ms Bennett's other books. Novel takes place in St. Petersburg in 1911 and is story on Inna, a jew and refuge in St Petersburg. She winds up living with a family through a cousin Yasha. She meets Rasputin and an englishman who paints minatures for Faberge. This novel should have been more interesting. I enjoyed the early parts and the end but the middle seemed too long and I lost my interest in Inna. Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"St. Petersburg, 1911: Inna Feldman has fled the pogroms of the south to take refuge with distant relatives in Russia's capital city. Welcomed by the flamboyant Leman family, she is apprenticed into their violin-making workshop. She feels instantly at home in their bohemian circle, but revolution is in the air, and as society begins to fracture, she is forced to choose between her heart and her head. She loves her brooding cousin, Yasha, but he is wild, destructive and devoted to revolution; Horace Wallick, an Englishman who makes precious Faberge creations, is older and promises security and respectability. And, like many others, she is drawn to the mysterious, charismatic figure beginning to make a name for himself in the city: Rasputin. As the rebellion descends into anarchy and bloodshed, a commission to repair a priceless Stradivarius violin offers Inna a means of escape. But which man will she choose to take with her? And is it already too late? A magical and passionate story steeped in history and intrigue, Vanora Bennett's Midnight in St. Petersburg is an extraordinary novel of music, politics, and the toll that revolution exacts on the human heart"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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