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A Train to Moscow
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
In post-World War II Russia, a girl must reconcile a tragic past with her hope for the future in this powerful and poignant novel about family secrets, passion and loss, perseverance and ambition.
In a small, provincial town behind the Iron Curtain, Sasha lives in a house full of secrets, one of which is her own dream of becoming an actress. When she leaves for Moscow to audition for drama school, she defies her mother and grandparents and abandons her first love, Andrei.
Before she leaves, Sasha discovers the hidden war journal of her uncle Kolya, an artist still missing in action years after the war has ended. His pages expose the official lies and the forbidden truth of Stalin’s brutality. Kolya’s revelations and his tragic love story guide Sasha through drama school and cement her determination to live a thousand lives onstage. After graduation, she begins acting in Leningrad, where Andrei, now a Communist Party apparatchik, becomes a censor of her work. As a past secret comes to light, Sasha’s ambitions converge with Andrei’s duties, and Sasha must decide if her dreams are truly worth the necessary sacrifice and if, as her grandmother likes to say, all will indeed be well.
Critic reviews
“Simmering in intensity and details, this historical tale might pique the interests of romance readers and draw historians as the bitterness of war and the impact of young hearts meeting collide.”—Booklist
“Elena Gorokhova, who grew up in the 1960s Soviet Union, has given us a heartfelt autobiographical novel…This novel will move you to feel the pain and frustration of one who needs to live in truth and have the freedom of expression.”—Historical Novels Review, Editors’ Choice
“…poignant and masterful, beautifully and intricately laced with imagery, intrigue, and emotion…The storyline is riveting, corkscrewing into an array of twists and turns…It’s unquestionably a notable and splendid piece of literature.”—Portland Book Review
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- Brian walker
- 19-04-22
A beautiful sort of soviet life in the war and post war era
It is not imperative but worthwhile if you listen to this book to have a knowledge of soviet history. The story conveys the pressures and contradictions in soviet life with the backdrop of what one might describe as a romance only found in Russia. Russia is a country always mixed with great beauty, great sadness and manifest family traditions this work brings this to life in spades; a very emotional listen.
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- Jessica W.
- 05-06-22
Dull
I found this a very dull book and the narration didn’t help either as it was delivered in a monotone voice throughout.
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