Carol Katsoulis, Anderson's Bookshop, Naperville, IL Indie Next List Highlights 2008 It contains humor along with sadness, and these two men forge a friendship that is priceless.” Thus begins an odyssey that is at times disturbing, but the beauty of this novel is in the writing.
“I have just met two of the most likable and remarkable characters, Lev and Kolya, young Russian men trying to survive the Siege of Leningrad who are given a chance to save themselves from death if they can find a dozen eggs for the wedding cake of the daughter of a powerful and ruthless Russian colonel. Russ Lawrence, Chapter One Book Store, Hamilton, MT Fall '09/Winter '10 Reading Group List Great characters and authentic historical background make this a surprisingly winning novel.” The horror of war is only heightened by the lightness with which Benioff handles their evolving friendship and the grim task that evolves from their mission. “During the siege of Leningrad in WWII, two young men are sent on an improbable errand.
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