City of Thieves

By: David Benioff; Language: English Quality: Good Genre: Historical fiction, Novel, ISBN: 9780452295315 SKU: BE501659937268 Pages: 319 Description: NOTE: CREASE ON SPINE .INSIDE CONDITION IS GOOD. During the Nazis’ brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a handsome deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter’s wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt through the dire lawlessness of Leningrad and behind enemy lines to find the impossible.