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The Bronze Horseman

By: Paullina Simons
Narrated by: James Langton
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Summary

The golden skies, the translucent twilight, the white nights all hold the promise of youth, of love, of eternal renewal. The war has not yet touched this city of fallen grandeur or the lives of two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha Metanova, who share a single room in a cramped apartment with their brother and parents. Their world is turned upside down when Hitler's armies attack Russia and begin their unstoppable blitz to Leningrad.

Yet there is light in the darkness. Tatiana meets Alexander, a brave young officer in the Red Army. Strong and self-confident yet guarding a mysterious and troubled past, he is drawn to Tatiana - and she to him. Starvation, desperation, and fear soon grip their city during the terrible winter of the merciless German siege. Tatiana and Alexander's impossible love threatens to tear the Metanova family apart and expose the dangerous secret Alexander so carefully protects - a secret as devastating as the war itself - as the lovers are swept up in the brutal tides that will change the world and their lives forever.

©2009 Paullina Simons (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers

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More please Audible

This is the first of 3 books in a wonderful series but only book 1 available on Audible.

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A Must Read

One of my best listens and I am now waiting for Audible to have the next book.

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Epic love story

Absolutely loved James Langton's performance. I really couldn't stop listening. Lost myself completely in this story.

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It made me cry

What a wonderful love story. I was gripped from start to finish. The cold of the Russian winter seeped through the text and the love of Alex and Tatiana burned through. I never wanted it to end and sorely missed it when it did. The characters were beautifully drawn and Paulina Simons writing flowed beautifully.

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Exactly what it says on the cover a Love Story

although this was a very good story, I was recommended this book as a travel companion, by a friend, as being about the struggles of a russian family as they entered the 2nd world war, for my taste it was a bit to much romance and not much about the struggles. i clearly read the recommendation wrong.

but I saw it through to the end, and although I can not fault the story and the characters were easy to identify with, it just wasnt for me.

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Brilliant

Just brilliant. Gripping, passionate and emotional. Once I got into it, I couldn't stop listening.

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Bad choice of narrator

I've loved this book from years ago and even asked for it to be brought to life on Audible when life got too busy for me to sit and read it again. My excitement about my wish finally coming true soon turned to poutiness when the narrator was male and he gave Alexander a Scottish accent and didn't give him the strong accent he deserved. Then other characters had English, sometimes London accents and I couldn't help but roll my eyes with disappointment.
Ok that is said and so if you've never read the book you will probably enjoy the narration.
This is a love story, it's beautiful and you'll fall in love with Tatiana and Alexander. Despite the narration I'll listen to this again and again while I wait for Rothfuss to get the last book out (The Kingkiller Chronicles)

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A True Masterpiece

There will never be another book as brilliant as this. I first read this when I was 17 and I bawled my eyes out all night long. It's an emotional roller coaster of a story. Tatiana and Alexander are soul mates, and their love for each other is so pure it breaks your heart. I have yet to read a story that even comes close to this and now I don't believe there ever will be. Oh how I wish I could read it again for the 1st time....

Initially I didn't like the narrator, his voice is strong but I didn't enjoy the Scottish accent for Alexander and I disliked how he voiced Tatiana. But he grew on me and did perform very well.

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A Love Story

A little long ,I think it could have been shorter but a good listen. Well told.

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A stunning love story

What a treat this was Fascinating insight into Russia with characters easy to engage with and such a story mainly a love story but so much more It was well written and beautifully narrated

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