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From the author of The Absolutist, a propulsive novel of the Russian Revolution and the fate of the Romanovs. Part love story, part historical epic, part tragedy, The House of Special Purpose illuminates an empire at the end of its reign. Eighty-year-old Georgy Jachmenev is haunted by his past—a past of death, suffering, and scandal that will stay with him until the end of his days. Living in England with his beloved wife, Zoya, Georgy prepares to make one final journey back to the Russia he once knew and loved, the Russia that both destroyed and defined him. As Georgy remembers days gone by, we are transported to St. Petersburg, to the Winter Palace of the czar, in the early twentieth century—a time of change, threat, and bloody revolution. As Georgy overturns the most painful stone of all, we uncover the story of the house of special purpose.
Publication Year: 2013
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0The Romanovs are surrounded by so much myth and mystery. This book was a beautifully written account of what might have happened to the Royal family woven with the story of a young man who make one decision that changes his life.
I have questions that the book doesn't answer but that is just because I am nosy. This author has such a way with language and the narrator chosen for this audiobook has such a deep soothing voice. I felt like Russia and revolution were their own character. The alternating timelines give you a full pictures of this couple's life and how struggle forges change.
I am so glad I discovered one of his books last year. I cannot wait to read the others.
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