The Year the River Froze Twice (Paperback)

Andrievs Radvilis is a former jockey on the Riga trotting track whose solitary retirement is interrupted when a young journalist comes to interview him about his career. Their meeting leads to a journey of reminiscence across Latvia, never straying far from the mighty Daugava river, which flows through the story as Radvilis recalls his early life. The weeks leading up to the fateful date of 25 March 1949, when Stalin launched his deportation campaign in Soviet Latvia, form the main historical backdrop of this novel. As an independent-minded man who would not engage with Stalinism nor compromise with the truth, Radvilis is imprisoned and blacklisted. Bitter experience of war, love and politics lead him to trust horses more than people.

General

Imprint:	Norvik Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2020
Authors:	Inga Abele
Translators:	Christopher Moseley
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	458
ISBN-13:	978-1-909408-61-6
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Latvian
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
LSN:	1-909408-61-1
Barcode:	9781909408616

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