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The House of Special Purpose

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John Boyne
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 in the early 20th century, to the Winter Palace of the Tsar. A time of change, threat and bloody revolution.And as Georgy overturns the most painful stone of all, we uncover the story of the house of special purpose.
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Author
John Boyne
Pages
432
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Published Date
2010-03-16
ISBN
0385668686 9780385668682
Ratings
Google: 5

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