Published by Arrow, part of Cornerstone Publishing
Format: Paperback
£8.99
Author:
Edward Rutherfurd
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9780099635208
£8.99
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EAN: 9780099635208
Published: 4 Jun 1992
In this vast and gorgeous tapestry of a novel, serf and master, Cossack and tsar, priest and Jew are brought together in a family saga which unrolls through centuries of history to reveal that most impenetrable and mysterious of lands - Russia. Through the life of a little town east of Moscow in the Russian heartland, Edward Rutherfurd creates a sweeping family saga from the baffling contradictions of Russia's culture and her peoples - bleak yet exotic, brutal but romantic, land of ritual yet riddled with superstitious fears. From Russia's dawn and the cruel Tatar invasions to Ivan the Terrible and the wild Cossacks, from Peter, Catherine and the days of War and Peace to the drama of the Revolution and the extraordinary events of today - here is Russia's story in a spellbinding novel - history recreated with breathtaking detail and passion.
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It is a series of ingeniously linked short novels, with a great deal of history painlessly delievered ... a very good read indeed
- The Times
Even textured, with just the right amount of spice, it is the literary equivalent of hot cakes
- Sunday Telegraph
Rewarding reading ... an engrossing story. The novel manages to capture and convey the vastness of Mother Russia, her story and her potential
- Boston Sunday Herald
What's impressive about Russka is Edward Rutherfurd's audacity - and his erudition
- Washington Post
Impressive . . . Rutherfurd has indeed embraced all of Russia
- The Washington Post
Russka succeeds where [other books] of trendy Soviet-watching have failed ... Rutherfurd can take his place among an elite cadre of chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri Troyat
- San Francisco Chronicle
Fast moving ... Rutherfurd believes in adding color and adventure to facts that are exhaustively researched, making history palatable if not delicious
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sprawling ... Rutherfurd's close observation of Russia's religious and ethnic diversity gives this epic a distinctive flavor
- Publishers Weekly
Rutherfurd literally personifies history
- New York Daily News
Edward Rutherfurd was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and educated at Cambridge University and Stanford University in California. His first book, Sarum was based on the history of Salisbury. London, Russka and The Forest, all draw on finely researched details of social history. Edward Rutherford previously lived in London and New York City but has had a home in Dublin for more than twelve years. He has two children. Edward Rutherfurd is available for interview.
