The Countess of the Revolution by Lana Kortchik
My score: 4 of 5 stars
Countess Of The Revolution is historic fiction set in Russia round 1917.
The story opens in Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg). Countess Sophia Orlova and her household are caught up within the revolution, trapped after which imprisoned of their dwelling by drunken troopers; they worry for his or her lives.
They’re saved from execution by her husband’s estranged brother, Nikolai. Sophia units up a hospital ward of their dwelling for injured troopers; nevertheless, her thought causes battle together with her husband, who refuses to relinquish his previous societal beliefs.
Finally it’s too harmful to remain within the metropolis and so they get permits to depart, however the battle follows them.
It is a story set throughout one of many nice upheavals in Russian historical past and the horrors of the warfare are described effectively. I did nevertheless, wrestle to consider in Sophia, as she ping-ponged between a helpless countess who hid in her mattress and an overworked devoted nurse; I couldn’t fairly image her able to each.
Total, an fascinating piece of historic fiction, however I didn’t take pleasure in it as a lot as I had hoped.
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E book description
March, 1917
Petrograd is on the eve of revolution. For Countess Sophia Orlova, town of her childhood – the one dwelling she has ever recognized – has grow to be her lethal enemy. The mob are able to eliminate anybody linked to the previous regime, together with Sophia.
When rebels threaten to shoot Sophia and her husband, they’re saved by Nikolai, a fervent supporter of the revolution. Decided to assist Nikolai’s trigger, Sophia units up a hospital wing in the home, nursing injured victims by his aspect.
Her kindness has captured Nikolai’s coronary heart, however their burgeoning romance is forbidden. With battle traces drawn between the brand new and the previous, each their lives are in peril…
Will their love be sturdy sufficient to beat the horrors of warfare?
