Purge
Paperback Published on: 01/05/2011
Price: £9.99
Synopsis
Deep in an Estonian forest, two women, one young, one old, are hiding.
Zara is a prostitute and a murderer, on the run from brutal captors - men who know how to punish a woman. Aliide offers refuge but not safety: she has her own criminal secrets - traitorous crimes of passion and revenge committed long ago, during the country's brutal Soviet years.
Both women have survived lives of abuse. But this time their survival depends on revealing the one thing history has taught them to keep safely hidden: the truth.
A haunting, intimate and gripping story of suspicion, betrayal and retribution against a backdrop of Soviet oppression and European war.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Atlantic Books
- ISBN: 9781848872134
- Number of pages: 400
- Dimensions: 196 x 131 x 26 mm
- Languages: English
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Excellent
I didn't know what to expect from this book, but after hearing all the hype I was hoping it wouldn't be a let down. And it wasn't!
The book tells the stor... READ MORE
Certainly not a relaxing read
Sorry to say that I did not enjoy reading this book..
Chapters are dated so there is no confusion across the timelines but just not the type of book you c... READ MORE
Compelling
I found the book compelling, it wasn't a book that I couldn't put down, but it was a book that I kept picking up... if that makes sense!
I don't really kn... READ MORE
A great story, an OK read
Enjoyed this book, the story was compelling and I really wanted to find out what happened to the charcters, but sometimes the way it was written, maybe the... READ MORE
Purge
I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this book as much as I did as it's not a book I would have chosen from the shelf as my 'usual read'.
The novel w... READ MORE
Unusual and Compelling
I fervently hope that we get more novels in English from this talented author who richly deserves the awards this novel has won. Tallinn these days has rat... READ MORE
An average read
Not my usual type of book, but having received it I thought I would give it a try. This book would be great for the reader who understands Estonian/Russian... READ MORE
It took me some time to get used to the style
Aliide lives in a small Estonian village. One morning she found a young woman in her garden. There are many secrets around the women but both were not awar... READ MORE
Thoroughly enjoyed it
Not at all what I was expecting when I first picked the book up. Quite often when a book has been translated it makes for difficult reading. This book howe... READ MORE