![]() ![]() They must struggle against destiny and despair in the fight of their lives.Ī master of historical epic, Paullina Simons takes us on a journey across continents, time and the entire breadth of human emotion, to create a heartrendingly beautiful love story that will live long after the final page is turned. Far away, Tatiana must think first of their son Anthony. In the ruins of Europe, Alexander can’t escape Stalin’s power. For him, Russia’s war is not over, and both victory and defeat will mean certain death.Īs the Second World War moves towards its horrific close, Tatiana and Alexander are surrounded by the ghosts of their past and of each other. An American trapped in Russia since adolescence, he has been serving in the Red Army and impersonating a Soviet citizen to protect himself. Meanwhile, Alexander faces the greatest danger he’s ever known. However, her grief is inescapable and she keeps hearing Alexander calling out to her. In wartime New York City she finds work, friends and a life beyond her dreams. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her husband, Major Alexander Belov, a decorated hero of the Soviet Union, has been arrested by Stalin’s infamous secret police and is awaiting execution as a traitor and a spy. Tatiana is eighteen years old and pregnant when she miraculously escapes war-torn Leningrad to the West, believing herself to be a widow. ![]()
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