false 2379937 1 February, 1945. The war is over, but for some the fight for survival is only just beginning. Alix is alone and desperate to flee. But when a ferocious snowstorm descends she must return to the shelter of her abandoned ancestral home. There, she is shocked to find her childhood sweetheart Gregor. As old passions are rekindled, a couple break into the house to hidethe man is a stranger, but his companion is altogether more familiar. By morning, the blizzard has died down but the Reds are back. The woman and her Nazi escort are dead, and Gregor has vanished. Alone and terrified, Alix runs for her life, and embarks upon an extraordinary and heartbreaking journey. It will take 60 years and the fall of another empireCommunismbefore the riddles of that fateful night can be deciphered. 2386947 19 9 2008 Restitution total:4|5:2|3:1|2:1| 4 15 9 3 3 0 false true Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 13:17:44 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 05:06:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 08:48:32 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 08:50:40 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Nov 09 07:38:14 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 07:40:02 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Aug 11 11:37:03 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 11:37:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 10 17:07:47 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 17:07:47 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Dec 11 12:03:01 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 12:03:01 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Dec 11 07:39:36 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 07:39:38 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Sep 03 12:39:56 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 12:39:56 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jun 26 09:47:10 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 09:47:14 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2379937