![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is her second novel, after The Russian Concubine. ‘For fans of historical, epic fiction, it doesn’t get much better than this ? exciting and atmospheric, with strong and gutsy characters’ The Bookseller ‘This gripping novel is poignant, beautifully written and will capture the reader to the last’ Sun Kate Furnivall lives in Devon. A sweeping novel set in war-torn 1928 China, with a star-crossed love. Her perilous search takes her from industrial factories to remote villages, where she discovers a web of secrecy and lies, but also bonds of courage and loyalty ? and an overwhelming love that threatens her promise to Anna. 3.8 55 Ratings 5.99 5.99 Publisher Description. Russia, gripped by the iron fist of Communism, is no longer the country of her friend’s childhood. So when Anna falls gravely ill, Sofia makes a promise to escape the camp and find Vasily: to chase the memory that has for so long spun hope in both their hearts. Only two things have sustained her through the bitter cold, aching hunger and hard labour: the prospect of one day walking free and the stories told by her friend Anna, beguiling tales of a charmed upbringing in Petrograd ? and of Anna’s fervent love for a passionate revolutionary, Vasily. Into the river’s grime bodies are tossed those of thieves and Communists alike. Nothing can dim it, not even the foul waters of the Peiho River. Davinsky Labour Camp, Siberia, 1933: Sofia Morozova knows she has to escape. Kate Furnivall The Russian Concubine The Russian Concubine Junchow, China, 1928. Under a Blood Red Sky is a breathtaking epic novel a tale of love, escape, revenge and redemption. ![]()
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