480 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781780891088
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Century
Publication date: 05 September 2013
Description
Inspired by a true story, prize-winning historian and acclaimed novelist Simon Sebag Montefiore explores the consequences of forbidden love in this heartbreaking epic of marriage, childhood, danger, and betrayal that unfolds in Stalin's Moscow dur...
Community Reviews Summary of 193 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
mysterious 57%
tense 42%
emotional 28%
hopeful 28%
informative 28%
reflective 28%
sad 28%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 83% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Cursing
480 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781780891088
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Century
Publication date: 05 September 2013
Description
Inspired by a true story, prize-winning historian and acclaimed novelist Simon Sebag Montefiore explores the consequences of forbidden love in this heartbreaking epic of marriage, childhood, danger, and betrayal that unfolds in Stalin's Moscow dur...
Community Reviews Summary of 193 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
mysterious 57%
tense 42%
emotional 28%
hopeful 28%
informative 28%
reflective 28%
sad 28%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 83% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Cursing