{"product_id":"the-white-russian-a-novel-of-paris-hardcover","title":"The White Russian: A Novel of Paris - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVanora Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enchanting, suspenseful novel of love, art, music, and family secrets set among the Russian émigré community of Paris in 1937\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe White Russian \u003c\/i\u003eby Vanora Bennett begins as Evie, a rebellious young American, leaves New York in search of art and adventure in Jazz Age Paris, home to her long-estranged bohemian grandmother. But just as Evie arrives, her grandmother becomes very ill. Before she dies, she compels Evie to carry out her final wish: find a man from her past known only as Zhenya. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe quest leads Evie deep into the heart of the Russian émigré community of Paris. With the world on the brink of war, she becomes embroiled in murder plots, conspiracies, and illicit love affairs as White Russian faces Red Russian, and nothing is as it seems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Evie meets Jean, a liberal Russian refugee connected to her grandmother's circle, she thinks she has finally found the passion and excitement she's yearned for all her life. But is she any nearer to discovering the identity of the mysterious Zhenya or to uncovering the heartbreak of her grandmother's past?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVanora Bennett studied Russian at Oxford University and in the USSR. She began her career as a journalist at Reuters and went on to serve as the Moscow correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003e winning a U.S. Overseas Press Club award for her writing on Russia. She now lives in Britain and has won the Orwell Prize for political writing for her work at \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e(UK). She is the author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003ePortrait of an Unknown Woman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMidnight in St. Petersburg, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as books of nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.2 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54727057703203,"sku":"9781250079411","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/4836\/2275\/files\/bGs3Ukw1Zm14d0dlWkg5ZHBwc0NtUT09.webp?v=1770783679","url":"https:\/\/chaptersafterdarkbookstore.com\/products\/the-white-russian-a-novel-of-paris-hardcover","provider":"Chapters After Dark Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}