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Review title: A stunning novel
Product review: This is a fine work of historical fiction. The characterizations are alive; these could be living people, and their story is a heartbreaking one. The only complaint I have with the novel is the fact that it jumps from late December 1941, directly to May 1942 -- Uh, how did Anna, Andrei and Kolya survive during the other three & one-half months of winter? It was too abrupt a break in the flow of the work. Also, I personally thought the weakest part of the book was all that concerned Anna's romance with Andrei. I didn't feel the chemistry of the romance; I actually wanted more and more about how the family survived during the siege.Still, everything else about the book is SO powerful, (the characters of Anna's dead mother; her father and Maria Petrovna his mistress, in particular) I gladly give it four stars and recommend it highly.
