Synopsis
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2011
Snowdrops. That's what the Russians call them - the bodies that float up into the light in the thaw. Drunks, most of them, and homeless people who just give up and lie down into the whiteness, and murder victims hidden in the drifts by their killers.
Nick has a confession. When he worked as a high-flying British lawyer in Moscow, he was seduced by Masha, an enigmatic woman who led him through her city: the electric nightclubs and intimate dachas, the human kindnesses and state-wide corruption. Yet as Nick fell for Masha, he found that he fell away from himself; he knew that she was dangerous, but life in Russia was addictive, and it was too easy to bury secrets - and corpses - in the winter snows...
Publisher information
- Publisher: Atlantic Books
- ISBN: 9781848874534
- Number of pages: 288
- Dimensions: 198 x 131 x 19 mm
- Languages: English
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Different
Its not he sort of book that I would normally go for but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Beautifully written. I could feel the cold and smell the smells. Very des... READ MORE
Hard to Put Down
This was quite a short book--I read it in one train journey, but it is hard to see how it could have been expanded. There were several, evocative and effec... READ MORE
Awesome
I loved this book. It isn't a thriller per se but the dialoge moves at a pace that will fit well with thriller fans.
By far and away the show stealer is Mo... READ MORE
Good read with informative setting
I enjoyed this book more than I expected to as usually I don't enjoy "bleak" books but here the surroundings blended perfectly with the storyline and the s... READ MORE
Disappointing.
This book was not quite what I was hoping it would be, I think I was expecting 'more' in relation to the Snowdrops of the title. This was one of the rare o... READ MORE
Read and think
Review No 1 is excellent so I won't repeat.
I listened to this on Radio 4 'Book at Bedtime'. Perhaps because of the editing I felt I missed some of the de... READ MORE
moscow winter
There are two things that help to make this debut novel. set in modern day Russia, a cut above the norm. Firstly, author AD Miller spent some time as a cor... READ MORE
Snowdrops
Very sharp observation of Russia today. The author clearly benefitted from having been a journalist in Moscow. Some of the anecdotes brilliant. Writiing ex... READ MORE
A good read
Although it's a good read, well-written and very informative about modern Moscow and all its moral uncertainties, I was left with the feeling that I'd read... READ MORE
An absolutely amazing read...
‘Snowdrops’ was one of those books I’ve been meaning to read for a while, ever since I heard it reviewed on the radio after being shortlisted for the Man B... READ MORE
Not a thriller but a really good read!
As well as being a really good story, Snowdrops is also a fascinating picture of life in Moscow. The portrayal of the city is of somewhere edgy, outrageous... READ MORE
Good story and fantastic setting
I loved this book - I've never been to Russia but after reading this, I felt that I would recognise the place if I ever went. The descriptive narrative is ... READ MORE
Half and half
The storyteller, an English Lawyer living in Russia found himself involved in two scams, one with an attractive Russian girl and her "sister" the second a ... READ MORE
Deep, depressing and enjoyable
I generally avoid reading any books nominated for Booker prize because all the ones I’ve ever read are seriously depressing. This one is no exception but I... READ MORE
It's in the paper bin
I found myelf waiting for somthing to happen.. to get even interesting, after few chapters I started to skip a few pages again and again and mor and more..... READ MORE
Not the usual type of crime thriller
Don't be deceived by the 'bodies under the snow', this is not what I would classify as a crime thriller. Yes there is crime but not that much mystery. This... READ MORE