City of Thieves
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: Viking Adult; Viking
Published: May 15, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780670018703
Subjects: Literary; Fiction / Literary; Fiction; Fiction - General; Grandparent and child; Reminiscing in old age; Russians; United States
Description: A writer visits his retired grandparents in Florida to document their experience during the infamous siege of Leningrad. His grandmother won't talk about it, but his grandfather reluctantly consents. The result is the captivating odyssey of two young men trying to survive against desperate odds.