(304 pages)
Leningrad, September 1941. German tanks surround the city, imprisoning those who live there. The besieged people of Leningrad face shells, starvation, and the Russian winter. Interweaving two love affairs in two generations, THE SIEGE draws us deep into the Levin's family struggle to stay alive during this terrible winter. What is it like to be so hungry you simmer your leather manicure case to make soup? So cold you burn first your furniture and then your books? THE SIEGE is a story about war and the wounds it inflicts on people's lives. It is also a lyrical and deeply moving celebration of love, life and survival.
This was a well written and moving book, however I did feel rather detached from the characters. It was very well written, with some great attention to detail, but it lackled a certain something to make it a great book.
1 comment:
I have read about 5 of her books and felt the same way with all of them - detached. I just never seem to care all that much about her characters. The books are well written and interesting, but they don't touch my heart.
enza aka cestmoi
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