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The Jewel of St Petersburg (Paperback)
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Short Description for The Jewel of St PetersburgFrom the bestselling author of The Russian Concubine comes a sweeping epic of love and courage, revenge and heartache in the last days of the Romanov empire
Full description- Publisher: Sphere
- Published: 11 November 2010
- Format: Paperback 464 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780751543308 ISBN 10: 0751543306
- Sales rank: 5,693
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Full description for The Jewel of St Petersburg
Russia, 1910. Young Valentina Ivanova charms St Petersburg's aristocracy with her classic Russian beauty and her talent as a pianist. But she scandalises society when she begins a romance with Jens Friis, a Danish engineer. He brings to her life a passion and an intimacy she has never known. Unbending in their opposition, her parents push her into a loveless engagement with a Russian count. Valentina struggles for independence and to protect her young sister from the tumult sweeping the city, as Russia is bound for rebellion. The Tsar, the Duma and the Bolsheviks are at each other's throats and Valentina is forced to make a choice that changes her life for ever ...

