Book description
This a panoramic novel of Europe during the glamorous and dangerous
years between the wars. It tells of the loves and adventures of the
family of Prince Dmitri Korolev - especially the twins Nicki and Rudi,
and their cousin Natasha. The story begins in 1919 with the family's
escape from the Russian Revolution and follows their progress through
Switzerland to the bustle and excitement of Paris. Rudi becomes
separated along the way and the brothers grow up apart; he is only
re-united with his family as the threat of the Second World War looms
and they come under further pressure from the Communist police. Noel
Barber, author of TANAMERA, A FAREWELL TO FRANCE, A WOMAN OF CAIRO and
THE OTHER SIDE OF PARADISE, draws upon his own experiences - he lived in
Paris for many years as a foreign correspondent - in writing this book.
'An ingenious blend of escapism and fact . . . Barber is the master'
Mail on Sunday
'Barber is a master'
Noel Barber has enchanted millions of readers with his six
bestselling novels. In these powerfully exotic novels he drew upon his
own experience as one of the leading foreign correspondents from the 40s
to the 60s working on the
Daily Mail
. He was the first Briton to reach the South Pole since Scott, was
stabbed five times while covering the wars in Morocco and was shot
during the Hungarian uprising. He died in 1988.
