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The Siege

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Surviving love in war-torn Leningrad

The Siege is a gripping tale of survival, love, and hope amidst the desperation, hunger, and cold of the 1941 Leningrad siege, as seen through the eyes of two pairs of lovers. This novel is a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit and the resilience of love even in the darkest of times. It's perfect for readers who enjoy historical fiction with a strong focus on character development and emotional depth.

  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (2002)
  • Whitbread Award Nominee for Novel (2001)
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The Siege

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ISBN: 9780241952191
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: ₱1,026.90
Authors: Helen Dunmore
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2010-12-16
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: War, Historical Romance, World War II
Goodreads rating: 4.03
(rated by 6494 readers)

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**FROM THE AUTHOR OF INSIDE THE WAVE, THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017** Leningrad, September 1941. Hitler orders the German forces to surround the city at the start of the most dangerous, desperate winter in its history. For two pairs of lovers - Anna and Andrei, Anna's novelist father and banned actress Marina - the siege becomes a battle for survival. They will soon discover what it is like to be so hungry you boil shoe leather to make soup, so cold you burn furniture and books. But this is not just a struggle to exist, it is also a fight to keep the spark of hope alive... A brilliantly imagined novel of war and the wounds it inflicts on ordinary people's lives, and a profoundly moving celebration of love, life and survival. 'Remarkable, affecting...there are few more interesting stories than this; and few writers who could have told it better' Rachel Cusk, Daily Telegraph 'Literary writing of the highest order set against a background if suffering so intimately reconstructed it is hard to believe that Dunmore was not there' Richard Overy, Sunday Telegraph 'Utterly convincing. A deeply moving account of two love stories in terrible circumstances. The story of their struggle to survive appears simple, as all great literature should. . . a world-class novel' Antony Beevor, The Times Novelist and poet Helen Dunmore has achieved great critical acclaim since publishing her first adult novel, the McKitterick Prize winning, Zennor in Darkness. Her novels, Counting the Stars, Your Blue-Eyed Boy, With Your Crooked Heart, Burning Bright, House of Orphans, Mourning Ruby, A Spell of Winter, and Talking to the Dead, and her collection of short stories Love of Fat Men are all published by Penguin. This edition includes the first chapter of Betrayal, the sequel to The Siege.
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Surviving love in war-torn Leningrad

The Siege is a gripping tale of survival, love, and hope amidst the desperation, hunger, and cold of the 1941 Leningrad siege, as seen through the eyes of two pairs of lovers. This novel is a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit and the resilience of love even in the darkest of times. It's perfect for readers who enjoy historical fiction with a strong focus on character development and emotional depth.

  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (2002)
  • Whitbread Award Nominee for Novel (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.