{"product_id":"9781439109847","title":"Sashenka: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the bestselling tradition of \u003ci\u003eDoctor Zhivago\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSophie's Choice,\u003c\/i\u003e a sweeping epic of Russia from the last days of the Tsars to today's age of oligarchs -- by the prizewinning author of \u003ci\u003eYoung Stalin.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Winter 1916: St. Petersburg, Russia, is on the brink of revolution. Outside the Smolny Institute for Noble Girls, an English governess is waiting for her young charge to be released from school. But so are the Tsar's secret police... \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Beautiful and headstrong, Sashenka Zeitlin is just sixteen. As her mother parties with Rasputin and their dissolute friends, Sashenka slips into the frozen night to play her part in a dangerous game of conspiracy and seduction. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Twenty years on, Sashenka is married to a powerful, rising Red leader with whom she has two children. Around her people are disappearing, while in the secret world of the elite her own family is safe. But she's about to embark on a forbidden love affair that will have devastating consequences. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sashenka's story lies hidden for half a century, until a young historian goes deep into Stalin's private archives and uncovers a heartbreaking tale of betrayal and redemption, savage cruelty and unexpected heroism -- and one woman forced to make an unbearable choice.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154758222064,"sku":"9781439109847","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439109847_p0.jpg?v=1763787570","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439109847","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}