Jan DeGrass
January 16th, 2024
It’s 1941. Eighteen-year-old Anna Leonova’s dreams of studying botany in Stalin’s Soviet Union are shattered when her mother, who is a scientist, disappears during a field trip in Finland, and is accused of treason. Evacuated during Germany’s attack on the Soviet Union, Anna vows to return to besieged Leningrad to find her mother. With help from her friends, Grigor and Volodya, she navigates the harsh winter of 1941/1942, where starvation plagues the city. In Jan DeGrass’ latest novel, Winter of Siege (Mw Books Publishing $20), will Anna be successful in her search for her mother in a city with no heat, light or food? 9780995277830
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