![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I love the idea of taking interesting historical events and telling them with fictional characters, as you get a sense of connection to the time period that I think some people may not get if they read a historical non fiction book! Like his previous books, this one follows a few main families and how their lives development throughout time. The book spans several generations throughout Russian history, set in a fictitious town of Russka. Wow what a book! Like the previous two Rutherfurd books I’ve read, this massive beast of a book encompasses so many important parts of history that’s it’s hard to describe all the key details! I must say I’m happy that this one went in chronological order, unlike Paris □ Here is a story of a great civilization made human, played out through the lives of four families who are divided by ethnicity but united in shaping the destiny of their land. Spanning 1800 years of Russia’s history, people, poltics, and culture, Edward Rurtherford, author of the phenomenally successful SARUM: THE NOVEL OF ENGLAND, tells a grand saga that is as multifaceted as Russia itself. ![]()
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