num_pages: 187
description: It is March of 1913, and dear, slovenly Mother Moscow, her windows still sealed against the cold of winter, is stirring herself to meet the beginning of spring. Change is in the air - uncertainty, too - and nowhere more than at 22 Lipka Street, the home of the English printer Frank Reid. Frank returns from work one night to find that his wife has gone away; no one knows where or why, or whether she'll ever come back. All Frank knows for sure is that he is now alone and must find someone to care for his three young children.
language: English
title: The Beginning of Spring
titlecomplete: The Beginning of Spring
genres: Fiction, Historical, British Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Russia
ratings_count: 2937
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Booker Prize
publisher: Mariner Books