Set in the bitter snows of winter in Stalinist Russia, with its harrowing poverty, profound suspicions and ruthless political regime, this book had me hooked from the opening pages, and the pace rarely lets up. Tom Rob Smith paints a grim and authentic portrayal of life during this most terrible time, when survival was a… Continue reading »
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As-New Charity Book Finds
I was dropping a box of old clothes into my local charity shop recently and paused to have a browse at their range of books for sale. Wow. Someone with access to almost new books had dropped in a bundle of fantastic fiction, all brand new. You know how it is when the spines aren’t… Continue reading »