Enter an epic fantasy world that echoes with the thunder of muskets and the clang of steelbut where the real battle is against a subtle and sinister magic.... Captain Marcus dIvoire, commander of one of the Vordanai empires colonial garrisons, was resigned to serving out his days in a sleepy, r
Woman of a Thousand Names: a Novel
β Scribed by Alexandra Lapierre
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- EN-US
- Weight
- 454 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Soviet Union
- ISBN
- 1501197932
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β¦ Synopsis
From the international bestselling author of the "fascinating epic" (Associated Press)Between Love and Honorcomes arich, sweeping tale based on the captivating true story of the Mata Hari of Russia, featuring a beautiful aristocrat fighting for survival during the deadly upheaval of the Russian Revolution.
Born into Russian aristocracy, wealth, and security, Moura never had any reason to worry. But in the upheaval of the Bolshevik Revolution, her entire world crumbles. As her family and friends are being persecuted by Vladimir Lenin's ruthless police, she falls into a passionate affair with British secret agent Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart. But when he's abruptly and mysteriously deported from Russia, Moura is left alone and vulnerable.
Now, she must find new paths for her survival, even if it means shedding her past and taking on new identities. Some will praise her tenderness and undying loyalty. Others will denounce her lies. But all will...
β¦ Subjects
Literary Fiction
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