Sashenka ~ Simon Montefiore

Sashenka ~ Simon Montefiore

Small paperback novel
Good condition

In the winter of 1916, St. Petersburg is on the brink of revolution. Sixteen-year-old Sashenka Zeitlin, headstrong and idealistic, rejects her mothers decadent lifestyleone steeped in Rasputins circleand instead embraces Bolshevik ideals. Drawn into a world of conspiracy and seduction, she becomes a passionate revolutionary, risking everything for her beliefs. Twenty years later, in Stalinist Moscow, Sashenka is married to a rising Party leader and raising two children. Her privileged position seems secure, but the purges are closing in. As friends vanish and fear spreads, she begins a forbidden love affair that threatens her family and her place in the regime. Her choices lead to devastating consequences, and her story is buried for decades. In the 1990s, a young historian uncovers her fate in Stalins secret archives, revealing a haunting tale of betrayal, redemption, and the unbearable cost of loyalty. Sashenkas life, once filled with conviction and hope, becomes a tragic testament to the brutal tides of history.