This is her second novel, after The Russian Concubine. A sweeping novel set in war-torn 1928 China, with a star-crossed love. ‘For fans of historical, epic fiction, it doesn’t get much better than this ? exciting and atmospheric, with strong and gutsy characters’ The Bookseller ‘This gripping novel is poignant, beautifully written and will capture the reader to the last’ Sun Kate Furnivall lives in Devon. 3.8 55 Ratings 5.99 5.99 Publisher Description. Her perilous search takes her from industrial factories to remote villages, where she discovers a web of secrecy and lies, but also bonds of courage and loyalty ? and an overwhelming love that threatens her promise to Anna. Russia, gripped by the iron fist of Communism, is no longer the country of her friend’s childhood. So when Anna falls gravely ill, Sofia makes a promise to escape the camp and find Vasily: to chase the memory that has for so long spun hope in both their hearts. In a city full of thieves and Communists, danger and death, spirited young Lydia Ivanova has lived a hard life. Only two things have sustained her through the bitter cold, aching hunger and hard labour: the prospect of one day walking free and the stories told by her friend Anna, beguiling tales of a charmed upbringing in Petrograd ? and of Anna’s fervent love for a passionate revolutionary, Vasily. Kate Furnivall Books Overview The Russian Concubine A sweeping novel set in war torn 1928 China, with a star crossed love story at its center. Davinsky Labour Camp, Siberia, 1933: Sofia Morozova knows she has to escape.

The Russian Concubine contains fictional characters and events, but Kate made use of the extraordinary situation that was her mother's childhood experience - that of two White Russian refugees, a mother and daughter, stuck without money or papers in an International Settlement in China.Under a Blood Red Sky is a breathtaking epic novel a tale of love, escape, revenge and redemption.

It was when her mother died in 2000 that Kate decided to write a book inspired by her mother's story. She travelled widely, giving her an insight into how different cultures function which was to prove invaluable when writing The Russian Concubine. Then into advertising where she met her future husband, Norman. Kate went to London University where she studied English and from there she went into publishing, writing material for a series of books on the canals of Britain. These values Kate explores in The Russian Concubine. Her mother, whose own childhood was spent in Russia, China and India, discovered at an early age that the world around us is so volatile, that the only things of true value are those inside your head and your heart. Kate Furnivall was raised in Penarth, a small seaside town in Wales. The Russian Concubine book by Kate Furnivall Romance Books > Romantic Historical Books Dumping Debt Rated: G (General Audience) See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover - Paperback 4.69 - 4.79 Unknown Binding 4.09 Select Condition Like New 4.79 Very Good 4.69 Good Unavailable Acceptable - New Unavailable See All 7 Editions from 4.

The Russian Concubine by Kate Furnivall