- Title:
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The Girl from Moscow
- Written by:
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Julia Levitina
- Read by:
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Madison Green
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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10
- Duration:
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11 hours 18 minutes
- Published:
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March 28 2024
- Available Date:
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March 28 2024
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781038668493
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Historical Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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Debut novel
Shortlisted ASA/HQ Fiction Prize for unpublished manuscripts 2022
A gripping, passionate and heart-stopping tale packed with twists and turns, perfect for fans of The Spy’s Wife, The Girl from Munich and The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
1983, Moscow.
Twenty-one-year-old Ella dreams of stardom and playing Natasha Rostova in War and Peace at the Moscow Theatre Academy. One day when meeting her friend Vlad in the city, she finds herself in the middle of a protest and attracts the glare of the KGB.
Labelled a traitor, she must withdraw from the academy and she soon yearns to escape the cruel and oppressive Soviet regime. However, her hopes of leaving the country are smashed when her husband Roman is sentenced to two years’ labour camp for selling American jeans with the intent to make a profit.
As she looks for another way out, Ella is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a KGB general, who has the power to secure her freedom. Will she risk everything and leave behind those she loves to pursue a life in the West?
'A stunning debut novel. Julia has beautifully crafted characters and given us a tale of intrigue set against the backdrop of 1980s Russia. She has created a thrilling atmosphere of the insidious threat communist Russia posed, not to its enemies, but its own citizens. I lost sleep devouring this page-turner.'
Heather Morris, bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz