The Winter Station
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
An aristocratic Russian doctor races to contain a deadly plague in an outpost city in Manchuria - before it spreads to the rest of the world.
Jody Shields is the former design editor of The New York Times Magazine and a former editor at Vogue, House and Garden, and Details. She has written several screenplays and holds a master's degree in art. Her prints are held in various collections, including the Museum of Modern Art. She resides in New York.




An aristocratic Russian doctor races to contain a deadly plague in an outpost city in Manchuria - before it spreads to the rest of the world.
Set in England during World War I, this haunting love story by the author of the bestselling "The Fig Eater" makes unforgettably real the ravages of love and war.
'He watches her eating one fig, then two more, grinding the seeds between her teeth, the sound echoing in her head, perhaps the last sound Dora heard before there was the thunder of blood in her ears...' Vienna, 1910. schovat popis