Leningrad, 1952, under Stalin's grip Russians survive by keeping a low profile. Then Andrei, a young doctor, becomes involved in the treatment of a seriously ill boy, the son of a feared, senior secret police officer. As the child's health worsens Andrei, his colleagues and his family find themselves falling victim to the paranoiac power of the State machine. Told with her customary panache, this is a brilliant and terrifying sequel to The Siege (bwl 14).
(Jenny Baker - bwl 60 Spring 2011 ) |
