City of thieves: a novel
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Documenting his reluctant grandparents' experiences during the infamous siege of Leningrad, a young writer learns his grandfather's story about how a military deserter and he endeavored to secure their pardons by gathering hard-to-find ingredients for a powerful colonel's daughter's wedding cake.
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9780340923153
9781440630583
9780452295292
9781410409263
9781481538909
9780670018703
9781440630583
9780452295292
9781410409263
9781481538909
9780670018703
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