Bibliograph

The birds fall down, Rebecca West

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Label

The birds fall down, Rebecca West

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The birds fall down

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Rebecca West

Summary

Part thriller, part historical novel, The Birds Fall Down takes readers inside the intrigue of revolutionaries preparing to overthrow an empire. During early revolutionary stirrings in Russia, after an unexpected turn of events, Laura Rowan, the coddled granddaughter of an exiled British nobleman, becomes her grandfather's sole companion on a fateful train ride. In France, a young revolutionary approaches Laura and her grandfather with information that will turn her world upside down, and their travels become a thrilling journey into the heart of the struggle against Tsarist Russia. In this suspenseful novel, West brings to life a battle between entitled imperials and the passionate, savvy communist revolutionaries who dare to face them

Target audience

adult

Classification