The House of Special Purpose

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The stunning new novel from the author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Russia, 1915- Sixteen year old farmer's son Georgy Jachmenev steps in front of an assassin's bullet intended for a senior member of the Russian Imperial Family and is instantly proclaimed a hero. Rewarded with the position of bodyguard to Alexei Romanov, the only son of Tsar Nicholas II, the course of his life is changed for ever.

Privy to the secrets of Nicholas and Alexandra, the machinations of Rasputin and the events which will lead to the final collapse of the autocracy, Georgy is both a witness and participant in a drama that will echo down the century.

Sixty-five years later, visiting his wife Zoya as she lies in a London hospital, memories of the life they have lived together flood his mind. And with them, the consequences of the brutal fate of the Romanovs which has hung like a shroud over every aspect of their marriage...

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780552775410
Published: April 2010

Number of pages: 496
Width: 127 mm
Height: 196 mm
Depth: 30 mm

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd