The Siege

Author: Helen Dunmore

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  • : 9780141000732
  • : Penguin Books
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  • : 0.216
  • : 01 May 2002
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 20mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : 2002
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  • : English
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Description

Leningrad, September 1941. German tanks surround the city, imprisoning those who live there. The besieged people of Leningrad face shells, starvation and the Russian winter. Interweaving two love affairs in two generations, this novel draws us into the Levin's family struggle to stay alive.

Promotion info

Helen Dunmore is the author of "Zennor in Darkness", which won the McKitterick Prize and "A Spell of Winter", which won the Orange Prize.

Awards

Shortlisted for Whitbread Prize (Novel) 2001 and Orange Prize for Fiction 2002 and Orange Prize 2002.

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