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A Gentleman in Moscow

By: Amor Towles
Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
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Soon to be a major TV series starring Kenneth Branagh.

The Times Book of the Year 2017
A Sunday Times Book of the Year 2017
A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year 2017
A Daily Express Book of the Year 2017
An Irish Times Book of the Year 2017
One of Barack Obama's Best Books of 2017
Nominated for the 2018 Independent Booksellers Week Award

On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol.

Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval.

Can a life without luxury be the richest of all?

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A gripping tale of history and personalities.

I will be passing this book to all my family and friends with my upmost recommendation.

Truly a fantastic book.

Spectacular

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loved this book. The main character has some good life lessons. sad when it finished.

An inspiring read.

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Heartbreaking, intriguing window on the undeserving victims of the Revolution. Hero retains aristocratic and courageous.

Gentlemanly Review of Revolution

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Gosh what a surprise ending to a fabulously written story of adapting to change enduring political upheaval lasting friendships with such attention to detail. The perfect narrator a great performance. I love this story.

A wonderful read

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A charming account of a gentleman's life in Russia at a time of transition when survival meant not only adapting to one's circumstances but planning beyond them.

An enjoyable book

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It seems a very sanitised version of the Soviet era, dressed up to help us accept events. Main character is charming but story line hard to believe. It is definitely engaging and a long light and easy listening. Much better to hear the names spoken than to rely on my reading of them.

wonderful language

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Loved this book! The story is amazing and unfolds beautifully and cleverly to a wonderful conclusion. Highly recommended. Narrator is perfect.

What a great story, beautifully told

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Beautiful book, beautifully told. The characters are so quaint and lovable. It told the Russian story from a completely different perspective, and for the first time ever, I want to go to Moscow.

Beautiful Book

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It took me a while to get into this book, which says little at first about what is going on outside the Metropol Hotel - all the horrors of Stalin's Russia. Gradually we hear about these, but never in much detail. I suppose it's about how to take a civilized approach to horror in everyday life - know it and try to understand it, but never to take the 'if you can't beat them join them' approach. Rostov keeps his sense of noblesse oblige and shows his essential kindness to all (with a few exceptions) to the end. The writing is superb, almost Proustian in its delicacy, without too much filigree work. The reader was excellent, apart from some obvious mispronunciations (to my ear at least).

An aristocrat in Stalin's Russia

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what a surprise and delight! It is a,long time since I have been so enthralled . I look forward to adding further books by Amor Towles to my reading list

a Surprising delight!

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