THE JEWEL OF ST PETERSBURG by Kate Furnivall ( 9780751543308 )

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Title:

THE JEWEL OF ST PETERSBURG

By:

Kate Furnivall

Format:

Paperback

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£9.99

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£7.29

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ISBN 10:

0751543306

ISBN 13:

9780751543308

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Publisher:

LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP

Pub. date:

11 November, 2010

Series:

Russian Concubine 1

Pages:

464

Description:

From the bestselling author of The Russian Concubine comes a sweeping epic of love and courage, revenge and heartache in the last days of the Romanov empire

Synopsis:

Russia, 1910. Young Valentina Ivanova charms St Petersburg's aristocracy with her classic Russian beauty and her talent as a pianist. But she scandalises society when she begins a romance with Jens Friis, a Danish engineer. He brings to her life a passion and an intimacy she has never known. Unbending in their opposition, her parents push her into a loveless engagement with a Russian count. Valentina struggles for independence and to protect her young sister from the tumult sweeping the city, as Russia is bound for rebellion. The Tsar, the Duma and the Bolsheviks are at each other's throats and Valentina is forced to make a choice that changes her life for ever ...

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Imprint:

Sphere

Prizes:

Short-listed for Romantic Novelists' Association Awards: Romantic Novel of

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Returnable

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