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020			_a0451163516
040			_aBSOP
041			_aEnglish
050			_aFIC _aF72m _a1983
100			_aFollett, Ken
245			_aThe Man from St. Petersburg / _cKen Follett.
264			_aNew York, USA: _bSignet, _c1983.
300			_a342p. ; _c17cm.
440			_aThe Man from St. Petersburg
520			_aThe Man From St Petersburg is a dark tale of family secrets and political consequences. Ken Follett's masterful storytelling brings to life the danger of a world on the brink of war. A Secret Negotiation 1914. Tensions are rising as Europe finds itself caught in a web of alliances and dangerous warmongering. To help tip the balance in their favour, Britain aims to draw Russia into an alliance with them instead of Germany. Czar Nicholas’s nephew, Prince Aleksei, is sent to London for secret naval talks with Lord Walden. A Play for Power Walden has a personal connection to Aleksei; his wife is Aleksei’s aunt. And they are not the only ones interested in the Russian's arrival; so too are Walden’s willful, idealistic daughter, the head of Special Branch, and a ruthless Russian anarchist. A World at War With the British desperately needing a signed treaty and the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the destinies of these individuals become inextricably linked, as tragedy threatens to shatter the Waldens’ complacency . . .
650			_aHistorical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
942			_2lcc _cBK
999			_c53925 _d53925