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The Russian Concubine

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1st November 2007

Price: £10.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780751540420

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*** THE Sunday Times TOP TEN BESTSELLING AUTHOR ***

‘Wonderful . . . hugely ambitious and atmospheric’ Kate Mosse

Discover a brilliant story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, from the internationally bestselling author of The Betrayal.
*****

Junchow, China, 1928.
Lydia Ivanova was among the Russian elite until the Bolsheviks revolutions forced her to flee to China with her mother. But survival is hard.

Lydia has a fierce spirit. Nothing can dim it, not even the foul waters of the Peiho River. Into the river’s grime bodies are tossed – those of thieves and Communists alike. A reminder that every time Lydia steals from someone to feed herself and her mother, she takes her life into her own hands.

Even though mother and daughter live in the Whites-only settlement, no walls can keep Lydia in as she escapes to meet her lover, Chang An Lo. But Chang has enemies who are hunting him down, and their all-consuming love can only mean danger for them both . . .

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Further praise for Kate Furnivall:
‘Superb storytelling’ Dinah Jefferies
‘A thrilling plot … Fast-paced with a sinister edge’ Times
‘A thrilling, compelling read. Wonderful!’ Lesley Pearse
‘Gripping . . . poignant, beautifully written …will capture the reader to the last’ Sun
‘Truly captivating’ Elle
‘Perfect escapist reading’ Marie Claire
‘An achingly beautiful epic’ New Woman
‘A rollicking good read’ Daily Telegraph

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