
The People's Act of Love
by James Meek
3.70from 2,177 Goodreads ratings
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 391
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Canongate U.S.
- ISBN
- 9781841958774
Description
Set in a time of great social upheaval, warfare, and terrorism, and against a stark, lawless Siberia at the end of the Russian Revolution, The People’s Act of Love portrays the fragile coexistence of a beautiful, independent mother raising her son alone, a megalomaniac Czech captain and his restless regiment, and a mystical separatist Christian sect. When a mysterious, charismatic stranger trudges into their snowy village with a frighteningly outlandish story to tell, its balance is shaken to the core.
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