The Betrayal
A Historical, Cultural, Fiction book. Fear of this order is not an emotion. It is like a virus overwhelming every cell of...
Internationally-acclaimed author Helen Dunmore follows her bestselling novel, The Siege, with a riveting and emotionally absorbing portrait of post-war Soviet Russia, a world of violence and terror, where the severest acts of betrayal can come from the most trusted allies.In 1952 Leningrad, Andrei, a young doctor, and Anna, a nursery school teacher, are forging a life together in the postwar, post-siege wreckage. But they know their happiness is precarious, like that of millions of Russians who must avoid the claws of Stalin’s merciless Ministry of State Security. When Andrei is forced to treat the seriously ill child of a senior secret police officer, his every move is scrutinized, and it becomes painfully clear that his own fate, and that of his family, is bound to the child’s. Trapped in an impossible game of life and death, and pitted...
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- Pages: 331 pages
- ISBN: 9780802170880 / 802170889
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Fear of this order is not an emotion. It is like a virus overwhelming every cell of his body, while his mind struggles to remain clear. Helen Dunmore, The Betrayal // Anna's too young yet to know that the past is just as real as the present, even though you have to pretend that it isn't, and carry on towards the future. Helen Dunmore, The Betrayal //
An excellent, spine-chilling evocation of The Doctors' Plot in Leningrad in 1952. Stalin became increasingly paranoid before his death and purged, or arrested, one group of professionals after another, engineers, architects, then doctors, particularly those who were Jewish in origin.In the creation of Anna, an early childhood teacher... Book at Bedtime R4 listeners Another captivating and intriguing book by Helen Dunmore. Great evocations of fear, betrayal and pain but also love.
