Sashenka

By Simon Sebag-Montefiore

Subjects: Family secrets, Soviet union, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, family life, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Women historians, History, Russia (federation), fiction

Description: "It is over twenty years since beautiful, headstrong Sashenka Zeitlin slipped away from her family home to play her part in a dangerous game of conspiracy and intrigue. Now she is married to a rich and powerful man and has two children. All around her people are disappearing, although she and her family seem safe. But she is about to embark on a forbidden love affair which will have devastating consequences."--Publisher description.