The Siege
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Whilst German tanks surround Leningrad during September 1941, two families struggle to stay alive. As winter grips the city first the furniture is burnt, then the books, but some may not live to see another day
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Deze serie dompelt lezers onder in het hart van historische conflicten, waar gewone mensen de onvoorstelbare gruwelen van oorlogstijd onder ogen zien. Met dramatische intensiteit volgt het de draden van overleving, liefde en menselijke vasthoudendheid te midden van ineenstortende werelden. Elk verhaal biedt een rauwe maar ontroerende weergave van de veerkracht van de geest, die zelfs in de donkerste uren hoop vindt.
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Leningrad in 1952: a city recovering from war, where Andrei, a young hospital doctor and Anna, a nursery school teacher, are forging a life together. Summers at the dacha, preparations for the hospital ball, work and the care of sixteen year old Kolya fill their minds. They try hard to avoid coming to the attention of the authorities, but even so their private happiness is precarious. Stalin is still in power, and the Ministry for State Security has new targets in its sights. When Andrei has to treat the seriously ill child of a senior secret police officer, Volkov, he finds himself and his family caught in an impossible game of life and death - for in a land ruled by whispers and watchfulness, betrayal can come from those closest to you. A gripping and deeply moving portrait of life in post-war Soviet Russia, The Betrayal brilliantly shows the epic struggle of ordinary people to survive in a time of violence and terror.
