- Perfect Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: London: Harper Collins; (Reissue) edition
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007205511
- ISBN-13: 978-0007205516
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 471,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Misha is an aristocratic young officer in the army when the Russian revolution sweeps away all his certainties. Tonya is a nurse from an impoverished family in St Petersburg. They should have been bitter enemies; and yet they fall passionately in love. This is a novel of courage, action and undying hope.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Perfect Paperback
Love stories generally aren't my thing, but I felt I couldn't not read anything crafted by Harry Bingham, having been completely captivated by his previous novels. Boy am I glad for this decision.
The Lieutenant's Lover depicts the lives of 2 pivotal characters Misha & Tonia who form an unlikely (given their disparate economic circumstances) relationship during the Russion Revolution. We witness their union being shattered as their lives are forced in different directions, and quite literally can't keep the pages turning quickly enough as they attempt to re-unite against the fiercest of opposition.
Quite possibly Bingham's finest novel to date showing once again his star quality story-telling.
Regardless of the type of novel you normally read, it's hard to imagine somebody not loving this book.
The Lieutenant's Lover depicts the lives of 2 pivotal characters Misha & Tonia who form an unlikely (given their disparate economic circumstances) relationship during the Russion Revolution. We witness their union being shattered as their lives are forced in different directions, and quite literally can't keep the pages turning quickly enough as they attempt to re-unite against the fiercest of opposition.
Quite possibly Bingham's finest novel to date showing once again his star quality story-telling.
Regardless of the type of novel you normally read, it's hard to imagine somebody not loving this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Perfect Paperback
I have to admit, by the end of this book, I was a mess: weeping uncontrollably. It really is an epic love story. I won't give away the ending but it will keep you on the edge of your seat right until the very end. Recommended.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Perfect Paperback
Having immensely enjoyed Harry Bingham's previous novels (especially "The Money Makers"), I decided to acquire this one, but was somewhat put off by the title. How wrong I was! Please be assured that this is no wishy-washy, hearts n' flowers-style romance! It is a major work of epic proportions, telling the poignant story of Misha and Tonya - he, a young army officer from a wealthy family, she, a nurse from a poverty-stricken background - who meet and fall in love during the Russian October Revolution in 1917, only to be separated and finally cross each others' paths in war-torn Berlin in 1945. It tells us of the brutal, harsh conditions faced by the survivors of the horrors of Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia. It not just a love story but one of hope, extreme suffering and ultimate survival, not without the odd touch of humour here and there. The characters are totally believable and even the baddies have a human side. But what impressed me most of all about this wonderful novel was the economy of writing style used by the author. The book is fewer than 420 pages, yet it manages to cover and brilliantly capture over 30 years of German and Russian history. It could have turned out to be a 600+ page monster, filled with unnecessary descriptions and boring repetitions. However, this is not the case and Harry Bingham has delivered what can only be described as a masterpiece.
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no way is this an epic
OK, this is enjoyable but it is not an epic and as the couple are parted early on over half of the book is about their attempts to find each other so it does become rather... Read more
Published 11 months ago by L. Turner
A god story with a weak beginning and ending
Initially I found this book quite disappointing. After reading Anna Karenina earlier this year I was looking forward to a return to Russia in this book, but Harry Bingham doesn't... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Katie Stevens
romance over believability
I was at loose end and read this in one sitting. I quite enjoyed the read, but claims that it will be a classic are somewhat overblown. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2008 by D. J. Keyworth
Gripping and suspensful to the point of frustration
This is a great book about undying love and hope in a time of war of grief. There were times which were so frustrating when they were so close to finding each other but it kept you... Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2008 by Sammy
Excellent story
This is a beautiful love story that provides huge insight into the oppression of the Communist regime. Beautifully told.
Published on 22 Oct 2007 by love reading
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