Mother Russia

by Bernice Rubens

Book Blurb is : Anna Larionova is the daughter of a Count: Sasha Volynin, the son of a peasant. Their love flowers at the turn of the century and endures for most of its span - through the harshness of the Tsarist regime, the bloody Revolution, the corruption and oppression of the Communist years. A love that mirrors the passionate, perilous love of the Motherland. A love that survives. At every stage the author is in superb control, Evening Standard A terrific read, Spectator Epic in conception, unflagging in moral energy Financial times