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Sashenka
- Narrated by: Tuppence Middleton
- Length: 19 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Sashenka by Simon Sebag Montefiore, read by Tuppence Middleton.
Winter, 1916: in St Petersburg, Russia, on the brink of revolution. Outside the Smolny Institute for Noble Young Ladies, an English governess is waiting for her young charge to be released from school. But so are the Tsar's secret police....
Beautiful and headstrong, Sashenka Zeitlin is just 16. As her mother parties with Rasputin and her dissolute friends, Sashenka slips into the frozen night to play her part in a dangerous game of conspiracy and seduction.
Twenty years on, Sashenka has a powerful husband with whom she has two children. Around her, people are disappearing, but her own family is safe. But she's about to embark on a forbidden love affair which will have devastating consequences.
Sashenka's story lies hidden for half a century, until a young historian goes deep into Stalin's private archives and uncovers a heartbreaking tale of passion and betrayal, savage cruelty and unexpected heroism - and one woman forced to make an unbearable choice.
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- HH
- 26-05-24
Sweep of Russian/Soviet history
A good read/listen. The story and characters were interesting and I liked the span of history covered. The narrator was engaging and I would have given five stars for performance if it were not for the mis-pronunciations which I found rather distracting. Didn't anyone review it before publication? The writing was fine, but there were a few repetitive descriptions. Overall worth a listen though.
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- Golden girl
- 07-01-18
Sashenka
A truly wonderful novel, which just cries out to be listed to again. A literary masterpiece
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- Anonymous User
- 31-05-19
Incredible.
It took me a little time to warm to this title. However, by part 2 I was completely hooked. The intricacy of storytelling is just sublime.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-07-23
Wonderful
Great writing, narrative and performance. Although historical, also sadly aspects very current given the current Russian regime.
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- Seayeaitch
- 21-08-18
Superb
Beautifully written and presented, Tuppence Middleton provides a superb delivery to the ongoing world of Stalin and the various intrigues and stories that SImon Sebag Montefiore has written, be sure to read the others in this compilation.
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- Geraldine Darlington
- 03-02-18
Interesting story
I felt the story interesting and fairly well written, however I found the multiple mispronunciations by the narrator rather irritating.
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- stephen sale
- 30-09-22
inspirational
loved it
held my attention for hours could not put it down
fantastic narration beautifully read
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- Ian Leander
- 29-03-19
excellent
I loved it. I didn't want it to end. it is another excellent read from Simon
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- JaquiP
- 03-04-18
Gloomy and exceedingly l o n g - well researched Russian history saga.
I honestly thought this saga would never end but I stuck with it.
Russian history is so complex and so complicated and so rich and so sad and this well researched book explains and explores many aspects of Russia"s tragic history beautifully. I didn't find it an easy story to stay with but that's okay. It challenged me. It's probably a masterpiece in the vein of Dr Zhivago or War and peace. And I appreciate the skilled writing and its reach because it is an epic tale, well told.
Did I enjoy it? Not entirely. Here and there I was moved, mostly I was appalled and I didn't fall in love with Sashenka as I think I was supposed to do. Here and there I gasped, Shocked. Such madness and paranoia. and I did want to find out what befell Sashenka and what happened to Snowy and Carlo. I think the story will stay with me for a long time.and I learned a lot about Russia and Stalin and history and propaganda and perhaps a little more about Russian psyche. Obviously It Is no easy undertaking to write a book like this and I can't fault anything about the gifted and clever writing and what must have been years of research. But I didn't warm to the persona of Sashenka or the main characters and the end was like a glass of cold water thrown in my face. I d say if you have any interest in Russian history and are up for a long saga cleverly put together and well written and researched and don't mind a challenging read ... Or listen .... Go for it. It's one I didn't altogether love but won't forget or regret listening to either .
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- S Connor
- 03-03-24
Compelling
Perhaps needs a little knowledge of the period it covers but the story is wonderfully written and takes the reader/listener on a near 80 year journey that offers twists and unexpected turns.
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