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Three generations caught between America and Russia

If you like family sagas that feel both intimate and historically vast, this is a deeply absorbing read. Florence’s choices ripple across decades, and the novel has that haunting quality readers love in stories where personal reinvention collides with political reality. It feels rich, emotionally layered, and especially rewarding if you enjoy character-driven history with a strong sense of place.

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ISBN: 9781783781829
Authors: Sana Krasikov
Publisher: Granta Books
Date of Publication: 2018-02-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Feminism, Race
Goodreads rating: 3.84
(rated by 2984 readers)

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"A sweeping, colourful read," Mail on Sunday. Lose yourself in the irresistible story of one woman's journey through 20th-century Russia. Growing up in 1930s Brooklyn, Florence Fein will do anything to escape the confining values of her family and her city, and create a life of meaning and consequence. When a new job and a love affair lead her to Moscow, she doesn't think twice about abandoning America—only to discover, years later, that America has abandoned her. Now, as her son Julian travels back to Moscow—entrusted to stitch together a murky transcontinental oil deal—he must dig into Florence's past to discover who his mother really was and what she became. He must also persuade his own son, Lenny, to abandon his risky quest for prosperity in the cut-throat Russian marketplace. As he traces a thread from Depression-era America, through the collective housing and work camps of Stalin's USSR, to the glittering, oil-rich world of New Russia, Julian finally begins to understand the role he has played—as a father, and as a son. Epic in sweep and intimate in detail, The Patriots is both a compelling portrait of the entangled relationship between America and Russia, and a beautifully crafted story of three generations of one family caught between the forces of history and the consequences of past choices.
 

Three generations caught between America and Russia

If you like family sagas that feel both intimate and historically vast, this is a deeply absorbing read. Florence’s choices ripple across decades, and the novel has that haunting quality readers love in stories where personal reinvention collides with political reality. It feels rich, emotionally layered, and especially rewarding if you enjoy character-driven history with a strong sense of place.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.