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The Russian Concubine dazzled readers. Now, its gifted author delivers another sweeping historical novel.
Davinsky Labor Camp, Siberia, 1933: Only two things in this wretched place keep Sofia from giving up hope: the prospect of freedom, and the stories told by her friend and fellow prisoner Anna, of a charmed childhood in Petrograd, and her fervent girlhood love for a passionate revolutionary named Vasily.
After a perilous escape, Sofia endures months of desolation and hardship. But, clinging to a promise she made to Anna, she subsists on the belief that someday she will track down Vasily. In a remote village, she?s nursed back to health by a Gypsy family, and there she finds more than refuge?she also finds Mikhail Pashin, who, her heart tells her, is Vasily in disguise. He?s everything she has ever wanted?but he belongs to Anna.
After coming this far, Sofia is tantalizingly close to freedom, family?even a future. All that stands in her way is the secret past that could endanger everything she has come to hold dear?
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I really loved this book! -  |
The Red Scarf Review |
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I agree with a previous reviewer: the first third or so of the book was just a little slow, but once I got into it, I couldn't put it down. I find the roots of communism to be so fascinating and scary: it is hard to believe that so many so-called citizens in our country would support the idea of it in this day and age. Maybe this is a book that should be required in our public schools.
Anyway, great read, and I wish it would've gone on longer! |
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Beautiful Writing - 2nd half of book is amazing - |
The Red Scarf Review |
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I won't rehash the plot, as that is already everywhere, and I also hate it when too much plot is given away in reviews. So you can safely read this without me revealing too much.
Kate Furnivall's writing style is really beautiful, and as a sidenote, the publishing house did a beautiful job packaging this (cover design, chapter headings, fonts). What I loved about this book: The characters were well-developed and there was so much gray area (rather than black & white/clear-cut scenarios and "good" characters vs. villians). The historical part of the book was interesting and the author's writing style is poetic but in a flawless, easy way that doesn't feel too embellished or drawn out. I'll admit, the first half of this book was simply interesting to me. It probably ranked at about 3 stars - I thought the plot and the characters were interesting and the writing was beautiful. However, it wasn't a page turner for me. I was reading it kind of slowly, in fact. I think this may have to do with the fact that many characters are introduced in the first half of the book, so I'm getting familiar with everyone but not exactly falling in love with the character...but just hang on...because: The second half of this book is one of the BEST sections of fiction I've read. All of the earlier setup, the intercutting of the past with present storylines, the locations of the village vs. the labor camp all come together beautifully. I felt like the book turned a corner around the midpoint and I was absolutely captivated. I couldn't put it down. As new twists and turns are added to the story, I found myself going back to reread earlier passages in light of the new plot/character information. If you find yourself feeling the book is a touch slow in the beginning, don't keep reading, because it turns into something amazing. Because the second half of this book is 10+ stars, I give it 5 stars overall. |
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The best book I have read in a very long time. I could not put it down and I never wanted it to end. I highly recommend. |
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Silly Russian Tale -  |
The Red Scarf Review |
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I am surprised at the favorable reviews for this book since I found it totally unbelievable and ridiculous. The premise is interesting - girl in Russian labor camp escapes to get help for her friend who is spitting up blood and may not last a year. Then she finds the town where her friend's old beau resides so he can help her. OK, so far so good. Keep in mind that her sick friend was twelve the last time she saw the beau and he was fourteen. Everybody is well into their twenties by now. Throw in a gypsy who goes around hypnotizing people and multiple, endless, soul searching episodes of the principal characters staring into each other's eye and I had enough. Could not make it past the halfway point and I am writing this review so nobody wastes an otherwise lovely weekend on such a mind numbing, annoying, trite book. |
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THE RED SCARF is a stunning narrative of loyalty, romantic love, and fear of betrayal. - |
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I wrote this review for Romance Junkies. THE RED SCARF tells the story of prisoners in a Siberian labor camp, two women, fragile Anna Fedorina and practical Sophia Morozova, couldn't survive without each other. Their friendship is tested when Anna falls ill and Sophia escapes to find the only person who can help them, Anna's childhood love.
It's 1933 when Stalin has forced aristocrats into labor camps. Anna Fedorina's act of kindness forges a friendship with another inmate, Sophia Morozova, whose hand has been crushed. While caring for Sophia, Anna entertains her with stories from her childhood that include the love of her young life, Vasily. As Sophia listens, she comes to know the character and charm of Vasily. She also learns that Vasily has hidden family treasures. The two women are inseparable as they struggle to live through another day at the harsh Davinsky Labor Camp. When Anna becomes ill, the tables are turned. Now Sophia fears her friend won't survive unless she escapes to bring help. When Sophia tells Anna that she is going to escape to find Vasily, Anna hopes that at least one of them will survive. Has Sophia fallen in love with Vasily before she has even met him? Kate Furnivall's book, THE RED SCARF, is a stunning narrative of loyalty, romantic love, and fear of betrayal. Anna's tender-hearted reaction to care for Sophia during her time of need, and strong-willed Sophia's loyalty toward Anna brought tears to my eyes. I was swept into the Siberian wilderness when Sophia, a tough survivor, escapes to find Vasily in a small village. Masterful storyteller Kate Furnivall spins a cruel world of Soviet Russia. THE RED SCARF was too compelling to put down. I'm telling my friends who love a dark historical to grab this powerful book. |
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