The House of Special Purpose (Paperback)

Russia, 1915: Sixteen year old farmer's son Georgy Jachmenev steps in front of an assassin's bullet intended for a senior member of the Russian Imperial Family and is instantly proclaimed a hero. Rewarded with the position of bodyguard to Alexei Romanov, the only son of Tsar Nicholas II, the course of his life is changed for ever. Privy to the secrets of Nicholas and Alexandra, the machinations of Rasputin and the events which will lead to the final collapse of the autocracy, Georgy is both a witness and participant in a drama that will echo down the century. Sixty-five years later, visiting his wife Zoya as she lies in a London hospital, memories of the life they have lived together flood his mind. And with them, the consequences of the brutal fate of the Romanovs which has hung like a shroud over every aspect of their marriage...

General

Imprint:	Black Swan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2010
Authors:	John Boyne
Dimensions:	198 x 127 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	493
ISBN-13:	978-0-552-77541-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-552-77541-X
Barcode:	9780552775410

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