Starvation, desperation, and fear soon grip their city during the terrible winter of the merciless German siege. Strong and self-confident, yet guarding a mysterious and troubled past, he is drawn to Tatiana-and she to him. Tatiana meets Alexander, a brave young officer in the Red Army. Their world is turned upside down when Hitler's armies attack Russia and begin their unstoppable blitz to Leningrad. The war has not yet touched this city of fallen grandeur, or the lives of two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha Metanova, who share a single room in a cramped apartment with their brother and parents. The golden skies, the translucent twilight, the white nights, all hold the promise of youth, of love, of eternal renewal. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Tatiana and Alexander's impossible love threatens to tear the Metanova family apart and expose the dangerous secret Alexander so carefully protects - a secret as devastating as the war itself - as the lovers are swept up in the brutal tides that will change the world and their lives forever.
Strong and self-confident, yet guarding a mysterious and troubled past, he is drawn to Tatiana - and she to him. The war has not yet touched this city of fallen grandeur or the lives of two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha Metanova, who share a single room in a cramped apartment with their brother and parents. The golden skies, the translucent twilight, and the white nights all hold the promise of youth, of love, and of eternal renewal. Called ''a Russian Thorn Birds,'' The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons is a sweeping saga of love and war that has been a monumental bestseller all over the world.
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