In 1914, in the last years of the Russian Empire, young midwife Karen Peshkov helps the poor of St Petersburg bring new life into the world, and longs to become a fully trained doctor. Could an astonishing secret from her past threaten her rekindled romance with Cossack commander Aleksandr Kronstadt?**The...
In 1914, in the last years of the Russian Empire, young midwife Karen Peshkov helps the poor of St Petersburg bring new life into the world, and longs to become a fully trained doctor. Could an astonishing secret from her past threaten her rekindled romance with Cossack commander Aleksandr Kronstadt?
**The Flames of Love and Revolution…** It is Czarist Russia, 1914. Karena Peshkev dreams of escaping her family’s country estate and attending medical school. But each year, as she watches her hopes of being accepted to the Imperial College of Medicine slip further away, she much content herself with working alongside her mother, the village’s Jewish midwife.
On a visit to her cousin’s sumptuous mansion, Karena gets a taste of Russian high society–and meets Colonel Alexsandr Kronstadt. Their attraction is immediate, but they can never act on it. Alex is meant for Karena’s cousin, the general’s daughter, a superior match politically and socially.
But when the accusations of Bolshevik conspiracy tear her family apart, Karena and her mother flee to St. Petersburg. The *Okhrana*–the Russian secret police–are convinced Karena is a Bolshevik traitor, in league with the rebel party’s leader. Certain she is guilty of murder and assassination, they’re determined to hunt her down. Alex risks his career and his life to protect her from afar, but will it be enough? Will he find her in time to save her from false accusations–and declare his love?
Vibrant with historical detail and richly woven themes of danger, romance, and God’s faithfulness, *The Midwife of St. Petersburg* is an eloquent tale portraying the beauty and madness of a country that is about to change forever.
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In 1914, in the last years of the Russian Empire, young midwife Karen Peshkov helps the poor of St Petersburg bring new life into the world, and longs to become a fully trained doctor. Could an astonishing secret from her past threaten her rekindled romance with Cossack commander Aleksandr Kronstadt?**The...
In 1914, in the last years of the Russian Empire, young midwife Karen Peshkov helps the poor of St Petersburg bring new life into the world, and longs to become a fully trained doctor. Could an astonishing secret from her past threaten her rekindled romance with Cossack commander Aleksandr Kronstadt?
**The Flames of Love and Revolution…** It is Czarist Russia, 1914. Karena Peshkev dreams of escaping her family’s country estate and attending medical school. But each year, as she watches her hopes of being accepted to the Imperial College of Medicine slip further away, she much content herself with working alongside her mother, the village’s Jewish midwife.
On a visit to her cousin’s sumptuous mansion, Karena gets a taste of Russian high society–and meets Colonel Alexsandr Kronstadt. Their attraction is immediate, but they can never act on it. Alex is meant for Karena’s cousin, the general’s daughter, a superior match politically and socially.
But when the accusations of Bolshevik conspiracy tear her family apart, Karena and her mother flee to St. Petersburg. The *Okhrana*–the Russian secret police–are convinced Karena is a Bolshevik traitor, in league with the rebel party’s leader. Certain she is guilty of murder and assassination, they’re determined to hunt her down. Alex risks his career and his life to protect her from afar, but will it be enough? Will he find her in time to save her from false accusations–and declare his love?
Vibrant with historical detail and richly woven themes of danger, romance, and God’s faithfulness, *The Midwife of St. Petersburg* is an eloquent tale portraying the beauty and madness of a country that is about to change forever.
The Midwife of St Petersburg$36.99
Koorong code256045
ISBN9781400070831
Pages352
PublisherPenguin Random House
Publication date17 April 2007
Dimensions21 x 138 x 208mm
Weight0.318kg
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Linda Chaikin writes for 2 genres. One is the fast-paced world of intrigue with highly woven plots and characters (The Buccaneers, Silk House, Heart of India). The other is slightly more relaxed with deep detail and characters who think before they act (Lions of the Desert, East of the Sun). This book falls in between the two, and is a highly entertaining and evocative read. \\r\\n\\r\\nIf you want a quickie romance with passionate love affairs and unrealistic time spans, go and get a novella. The Midwife of St Petersberg is a story with integrity and passion for the long haul, and the characters are treading carefully. \\r\\n\\r\\nI found the story clipped, and see that Chaikin is toning back her long descriptives in favour of urging the story along at a pace with realism that is highly plausible. This book is about more than romance. It's about relationship, deception, truth and what we all want to fight for when government does its people wrong. Karena's own spiritual journey develops in this book, and I am quite certain we shall see one if not two more instalments. \\r\\n\\r\\nKarena has several encounters with Alex, as well as the 'troublemakers' of the story. The character details do help define the people and certainly shows who they are and what they are not. Blunt in parts, the story shows just how stupid people can be, even when the truth is right before their eyes. \\r\\n\\r\\nA great read.
