4.2
Spänningsromaner
Read by Richard Armitage (The Hobbit, Spooks)
The 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 wilful, 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 . . .
© 2018 Macmillan Digital Audio (Ljudbok): 9781509865239
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 16 augusti 2018
4.2
Spänningsromaner
Read by Richard Armitage (The Hobbit, Spooks)
The 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 wilful, 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 . . .
© 2018 Macmillan Digital Audio (Ljudbok): 9781509865239
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 16 augusti 2018
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Anna
19 okt. 2020
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Inga
18 mars 2023
Richard Armitage read the novel Brilliantly and Ken Follett is an Excellent Author!👌 For me a new acquaintance.
Elisabeth
9 juli 2020
Min första bok av Ken Follett. Rejält bra bok. Både intressant och spännande. Och baserat på verkligheten. Riktigt bra beskrivning av hur det kan ha varit att vakna upp efter en överbeskyddande uppväxt som ung kvinna i tidigt 1900-tal. Richard Armitage gör en strålande bra inläsning.
Lillian
13 dec. 2023
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