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This bit's all I would have left in there if I saw that:If your children were forced to testify against you, what terrible secrets would they reveal?
Moscow 1945. As Stalin and his courtiers celebrate victory over Hitler, shots ring out. On a nearby bridge, a teenage boy and girl lie dead.
But this is no ordinary tragedy and these are no ordinary teenagers, but the children of Russia's most important leaders who attend the most exclusive school in Moscow.
Is it murder? A suicide pact? Or a conspiracy against the state?
Directed by Stalin himself, an investigation begins as children are arrested and forced to testify against their friends - and their parents. This terrifying witch-hunt soon unveils illicit love affairs and family secrets in a hidden world where the smallest mistakes will be punished with death.
Shouldn't be summary only about book? What I want to know: are links to bookseller, twitter,reviews and quotes from reviews and etc acceptable or not in the book summary?
Krazykiwi wrote: "This bit's all I would have left in there if I saw that:If your children were forced to testify against you, what terrible secrets would they reveal?
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That what I would have done in the past too but now when it looks like GR is slowly changing I'm not sure.
Yes it should be about the book and as for the other stuff: no, no, no, no. In that order. I'd remove everything except the blurb itself, because that's the only part that's really description. Authors can put that other stuff in their own review.
https://www.goodreads.com/librarian_m... (scroll down a little)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... for previous discussion on a similar situation too.
Anna wrote: "That what I would have done in the past too but now when it looks like GR is slowly changing I'm not sure. "I hear you :)
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No.
Anna, the Librarian Manual says that just taking the description from the back of the book or the inside of the dust jacket cover is the best way. As this book is not released yet, just take the part that sounds like it belongs on the back of the book and use that. Hope this clarifies things a bit!
Well, I took the liberty of cleaning it out, and the same stuff pasted in a dozen other of same author's books too. The line has always been crystal clear on this one, and until Rivka says otherwise, I'm good with them.
I've got a question.. Siren Publishing books.What is LISTED on their site:
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[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves, HEA]
After former officer Scott Randell was kidnapped by crazy werewolves, and then kidnapped again by an even crazier rival pack, he’s about had it.
Eric Knight only just found his mate after the man was caught snooping around dead werewolf bodies, and after the man was kidnapped, he’s on a mission to get him back and turn him into a werewolf.
The problem is that he needs Scott’s consent, and Scott isn’t all that willing. He doesn’t want to be a monster, no matter how gorgeous Eric is and how much he wants to be with the man, and now Eric has to convince him that being a werewolf doesn’t have to be like what he’s seen in the movies.
There is a risk to Scott’s life in giving him the bite, however. Because even though it could save Scott’s life, there’s no telling whether the changes in his body would negatively affect his cancer and kill him anyway.
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I feel like I have someone constantly come and redo this to moving the [ ] part to the bottom and it's frustrating to me. If this was available in all books I'd want to know what I can expect before even reading the blurb. Is there actually a rule about this, especially when I change it back or is it one of those iffy things?
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From what I've seen, though, most librarians put that sort of info at the end, not the beginning.
I'd like to know under what conditions its permissible to supply the synopsis for a book which has none. Is that a task reserved for super-librarians?Also, how about author summaries? Is it ever allowed to replace the one cribbed from Wikipedia?
As long as no review or bookseller info appears in the description, any librarian may add a synopsis. Supers are really only for merging.
Well thanks for this 411. When I tried my hand at it a few minutes ago, I was told I only had permissions to edit metadata. This may imply that maybe I'm not a librarian. (I haven't checked)
Yeah, it looks like you aren't a librarian. And, no problem.
Yeoman service! You definitely assisted my question. I applaud you.
The wonderfully unputdownable new novel from the Sunday Times number one bestselling author of Jerusalem.
If your children were forced to testify against you, what terrible secrets would they reveal?
Moscow 1945. As Stalin and his courtiers celebrate victory over Hitler, shots ring out. On a nearby bridge, a teenage boy and girl lie dead.
But this is no ordinary tragedy and these are no ordinary teenagers, but the children of Russia's most important leaders who attend the most exclusive school in Moscow.
Is it murder? A suicide pact? Or a conspiracy against the state?
Directed by Stalin himself, an investigation begins as children are arrested and forced to testify against their friends - and their parents. This terrifying witch-hunt soon unveils illicit love affairs and family secrets in a hidden world where the smallest mistakes will be punished with death.
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One Night in Winter, is due to be published in the UK in September 2013 and in America in early 2014.
Buy in the UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Night-Winter-...
Praise for One Night in Winter:
"A thrilling work of fiction. Montefiore weaves a tight, satisfying plot, delivering surprises to the last page. Stalin's chilling charisma is brilliantly realised. The novel's theme is Love: family love, youthful romance, adulterous passion. One Night in Winter is full of redemptive love and inner freedom." Evening Standard
"Gripping and cleverly plotted. Doomed love at the heart of a violent society is the heart of Montefiore's One Night in Winter... depicting the Kafkaesque labyrinth into which the victims stumble." The Sunday Times
"Compulsively involving. Our fear for the children keeps up turning the pages... We follow the passions with sympathy... The knot of events tugs at a wide range of emotions rarely experienced outside an intimate tyranny." The Times
"The novel is hugely romantic. His ease with the setting and historical characters is masterly. The book maintains a tense pace. Uniquely terrifying. Heartrending. Engrossing. " The Scotsman
“Delicately plotted and buried within a layered, elliptical narrative, One Night in Winter is also a fidgety page-turner which adroitly weaves a huge cast of characters into an arcane world.” Time Out
“A novel full of passion, conspiracy, hope, despair, suffering and redemption, it transcends boundaries of genre, being at once thriller and political drama, horror and romance. His ability to paint Stalin in such a way to make the reader quake with fire is matched by talent for creating truly heartbreaking characters: the children who find themselves at the centre of a conspiracy, the parents…. A gripping read and must surely be one of the best novels of 2013. ” NY Journal of Books
"Not just a thumpingly good read, but also essentially a story of human fragility and passions, albeit taking place under the intimidating shadow of a massive Stalinist portico." The Nationa
"Seriously good fun... the Soviet march on Berlin, nightmarish drinking games at Stalin's countryhouse, the magnificence of the Bolshoi, interrogations, snow, sex and exile... lust adultery and romance. Eminently readable and strangely affecting." Sunday Telegraph
"Hopelessly romantic and hopelessly moving. A mix of lovestory thriller and historical fiction. Engrossing." The Observer
“Gripping. Montefiore’s characters snare our sympathy and we follow them avidly. This intricate at times disturbing, always absorbing novel entertains and disturbs and seethes with moral complexity. Characters real+fictitious ring strikingly true.It is to a large extent Tolstoyan …..” The Australian
“Enthralling. Montefiore writes brilliantly about Love - from teenage romance to the grand passion of adultery. Readers of Sebastian Faulks and Hilary Mantel will lap this up. A historical novel that builds into a nail-biting drama … a world that resembles… Edith Wharton with the death penalty.” Novel of the Week. Mail on Sunday
"A gripping thriller about private life and poetic dreams in Stalin's Soviet state...a darkly enjoyable read." The Guardian
Critical Acclaim:
President Bill Clinton chose Jerusalem as his Number One book of the year on NBC's Today Show: 'Spectacular ... this wonderful book.' Watch the interview here: http://www.today.com/video/today/4573...
Read the London Evening Standard's profile of Simon Sebag Montefiore: 'The Historian Who Introduced David Cameron to Prince Charles' here: http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/t...
Read an article on Simon Sebag Montefiore in Vanity Fair:
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/fea...
About the Author:
Simon Sebag Montefiore is the author of the prize winning history books Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar and Jerusalem: The Biography, and the novel Sashenka. His books are world-wide bestsellers and are now published in 40 languages. His latest novel, One Night in Winter, is due to be published in the UK in September 2013 and in America in early 2014. While researching his Stalin books, he interviewed some of the real children arrested in the extraordinary case that insprired this novel.
For more information visit his website: http://www.simonsebagmontefiore.com, or follow him on Twitter @simonmontefiore: https://twitter.com/simonmontefiore , or contact him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Simon-...