Panoramic, sweeping, monumental, haunting- a story of four families which spans the centuries of Russia.
Edward Rutherfurd was born in England, in the cathedral city of
Salisbury. Educated locally, and at the universities of Cambridge,
and Stanford, California, he worked in political research,
bookselling and publishing. After numerous attempts to write books
and plays, he finally abandoned his career in the book trade in
1983, and returned to his childhood home to write Sarum. Four years
later, when the book was published, it became an instant
international bestseller, remaining 23 weeks on the New York Times
Bestseller List.
Since then he has written seven more bestsellers- Russka, a novel
of Russia; London; The Forest, set in England's New Forest which
lies close by Sarum; two novels which cover the story of Ireland
from the time just before Saint Patrick to the twentieth century;
New York; and Paris. His books have been translated into over
twenty languages.
It is a series of ingeniously linked short novels, with a great
deal of history painlessly delievered ... a very good read
indeed
*The Times*
Even textured, with just the right amount of spice, it is the
literary equivalent of hot cakes
*Sunday Telegraph*
Rewarding reading ... an engrossing story. The novel manages to
capture and convey the vastness of Mother Russia, her story and her
potential
*Boston Sunday Herald*
What's impressive about Russka is Edward Rutherfurd's audacity -
and his erudition
*Washington Post*
Impressive . . . Rutherfurd has indeed embraced all of Russia
*The Washington Post*
Russka succeeds where [other books] of trendy Soviet-watching have
failed ... Rutherfurd can take his place among an elite cadre of
chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri
Troyat
*San Francisco Chronicle*
Fast moving ... Rutherfurd believes in adding color and adventure
to facts that are exhaustively researched, making history palatable
if not delicious
*Milwaukee Journal Sentinel*
Sprawling ... Rutherfurd's close observation of Russia's religious
and ethnic diversity gives this epic a distinctive flavor
*Publishers Weekly*
Rutherfurd literally personifies history
*New York Daily News*
In his newest novel, Rutherfurd does for Russia what his last novel, Sarum ( LJ 9/15/87), did for England. Focusing on a small farming community in the Russian heartland between the Dnieper and the Don at the edge of the steppes, he traces its growth through its inhabitants from the first Tatar raid on the Slavs through the Cossacks, aristocrats, and an emigre's recent return. These interconnected lives present a vast panoramic portrait of Russia and its history. However, abundance of historic detail, fascinating though it is, intrudes and overwhelms. Transitions from intertwined stories of succeeding generations are abrupt and the reader longs for more character and plot development. Recommended for devotees of James Michener and Sarum . Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/91.-- Cynthia Johnson Whealler, Cary Memorial Lib., Lexington, Mass.
It is a series of ingeniously linked short novels, with a great
deal of history painlessly delievered ... a very good read indeed *
The Times *
Even textured, with just the right amount of spice, it is the
literary equivalent of hot cakes * Sunday Telegraph *
Rewarding reading ... an engrossing story. The novel manages to
capture and convey the vastness of Mother Russia, her story and her
potential * Boston Sunday Herald *
What's impressive about Russka is Edward Rutherfurd's
audacity - and his erudition * Washington Post *
Impressive . . . Rutherfurd has indeed embraced all of Russia * The
Washington Post *
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