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1919, Siberia . . .Deep in the unforgiving landscape a town lies under military rule, awaiting the remorseless assault of Bolsheviks along the Trans-Siberian railway. One night a stranger, Samarin, appears from the woods with a tale of escape from an Arctic prison, insisting a cannibal is on his trail. Only Anna, a beautiful young widow, trusts his story. When a local shaman is found dead suspicion and terror engulf the isolated community, which harbours a secret of its own . . .
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The People's Act Of Love, James Meek
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- Released
- 2013
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- James Meek
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN10
- 1782110518
- ISBN13
- 9781782110514
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Religious Topics, Love, Family, Military Fiction, Wars, Russia, Violence, Fate, Love Stories, Winter, Cold, Narration, Cults, Czechoslovak legions and Legionary fiction, Siberia, Legionnaires, Gulags, Russian Revolution, Cannibalism
- First published
- 2005
- Original title
- The people’s act of love
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- 1919, Siberia . . .Deep in the unforgiving landscape a town lies under military rule, awaiting the remorseless assault of Bolsheviks along the Trans-Siberian railway. One night a stranger, Samarin, appears from the woods with a tale of escape from an Arctic prison, insisting a cannibal is on his trail. Only Anna, a beautiful young widow, trusts his story. When a local shaman is found dead suspicion and terror engulf the isolated community, which harbours a secret of its own . . .