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A Tolstoyan epic of love and war; life and death...she writes beautifully (Sunday Telegraph )
Remarkable, affecting...there are few more interesting stories than this; and few writers who could have told it better (Rachel Cusk Daily Telegraph )
Utterly convincing. A deeply moving account of two love stories in terrible circumstances. The story of their struggle to survive appears simple, as all great literature should...A world-class novel (Antony Beevor The Times )
Literary writing of the highest order set against a background of suffering so intimately reconstructed it is hard to believe that Dunmore was not there (Richard Overy Sunday Telegraph )
A remarkable parable of human survival against the odds (Mail on Sunday )
In this wise, humane and beautifully written novel she has written a masterpiece (Independent )
A searing historical novel. Dunmore vividly evokes the unbelievable cold, privations and violence as people struggle to survive...an extraordinary description of the horrors of the time (Sunday Express )
An important as well as a thrilling work of art (Independent on Sunday )
A moving and powerful novel in which Dunmore employs all her celebrated descriptive and narrative skills...beautiful (Daily Mail )
A harrowing, urgent narrative of cold, starvation and the battle to survive (Sunday Times )
Remarkable, affecting...there are few more interesting stories than this; and few writers who could have told it better (Rachel Cusk Daily Telegraph )
Utterly convincing. A deeply moving account of two love stories in terrible circumstances. The story of their struggle to survive appears simple, as all great literature should...A world-class novel (Antony Beevor The Times )
Literary writing of the highest order set against a background of suffering so intimately reconstructed it is hard to believe that Dunmore was not there (Richard Overy Sunday Telegraph )
A remarkable parable of human survival against the odds (Mail on Sunday )
In this wise, humane and beautifully written novel she has written a masterpiece (Independent )
A searing historical novel. Dunmore vividly evokes the unbelievable cold, privations and violence as people struggle to survive...an extraordinary description of the horrors of the time (Sunday Express )
An important as well as a thrilling work of art (Independent on Sunday )
A moving and powerful novel in which Dunmore employs all her celebrated descriptive and narrative skills...beautiful (Daily Mail )
A harrowing, urgent narrative of cold, starvation and the battle to survive (Sunday Times )
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Leningrad, September 1941. Hitler orders the German forces to surround the city at the start of the most dangerous, desperate winter in its history. For two pairs of lovers -Anna and Andrei, Anna's novelist father and banned actress Marina - the siege becomes a battle for survival. They will soon discover what it is like to be so hungry you boil shoe leather to make soup, so cold you burn furniture and books. But this is not just a struggle to exist, it is also a fight to keep the spark of hope alive . . .
The Siege is a brilliantly imagined novel of war and the wounds it inflicts on ordinary people's lives and a profoundly moving celebration of love, life and survival.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an extraordinary book dealing with the stark horror of the siege of Leningrad in 1941. This isn't just a plain narrative of events that take place during the first year of the siege; we are taken into the starved, wandering minds of Anna and her family, as they are finding difficulty in working out when night becomes day, spending much of their time sleeping just to conserve energy. It is told in a matter of fact, unsentimental way of how Anna goes about the everyday business of feeding her 5 year old brother from anything that is available to eat - including the boiled skin of a leather manicure case - as well as taking care of her father, her lover and a family friend who are all living together in their small apartment. The Siege takes place during one of the harshest winters on record - something the Russians would find trouble dealing with even if they were fit, healthy and well fed. They will burn books and furniture to stay warm and eke out an existence on nothing more than a ration of 125 grams of bread a day. Many of the population can't even summon the energy to stand in the queue for this meagre ration and often die there and then in the streets. However, the book is not without hope as gradually supplies do manage to get through and the Leningraders (what's left of them) start to feel alive again, even though the Siege was to last for another few years. This book highlights the extraordinary plight of a city coping against all odds. A brilliant book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a brilliant book, well researched, and a powerful picture of a tragic period in Russian history.One feels the cold, this is a book steeped in real atmosphere. I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in history of our time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Read the Betrayal first and then realised it was a sequel to this book. Terrible conditions during the Siege of Leningrad but the human spirit keeps burning bright. Both books are quite disturbing reading but very informative of the conditions some people have to battle with. Very good read.
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Spellbinding, beautifully written
After reading Zennor in Darkness by this author, I was hooked! So I purchased a couple more by her, including this one 'The Siege' - it had me gripped from the start, beautifully... Read more
Published 1 month ago by joani m
The Seige
Brilliant writer and I recommend this to everyone. Has it all and I think I will be giving Helen Dunmore's other titles a visit.
Published 5 months ago by bykerbill
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