Lost Season of Love and Snow by Jennifer Laam
Lost Season of Love and Snow by Jennifer Laam
Thanks Staci Burt of St. Martin’s Press, I am giving away one print copy of Lost Season of Love and Snow by Jennifer Laam.
Description Lost Season of Love and Snow by Jennifer Laam
At the age of sixteen, Natalya Goncharova is stunningly beautiful and intellectually curious. But while she finds joy in French translations and a history of Russian poetry, her family is more concerned with her marriage prospects. It is only fitting that during the Christmas of 1828 at her first public ball in her hometown of Moscow she attracts the romantic attention of Russia’s most lauded rebel poet: Alexander Pushkin.
Enchanted at first sight, Natalya is already a devoted reader of Alexander’s serialized novel in verse, Evgeny Onegin. The most recently published chapter ends in a duel, and she is dying to learn what happens next. Finding herself deeply attracted to Alexander’s intensity and joie de vivre, Natalya hopes to see him again as soon as possible.
What follows is a courtship and later marriage full of equal parts passion and domestic bliss but also destructive jealousies. When vicious court gossip leads to Alexander dying from injuries earned defending his honor as well as Natalya’s in a duel, Natalya finds herself reviled for her alleged role in his death. With beautiful writing and understanding, Jennifer Laam, and her compelling new novel, The Lost Season of Love and Snow, help Natalya tell her side of the story—the story of her greatest love and her inner struggle to create a fulfilling life despite the dangerous intrigues of a glamorous imperial Court.
Praise Lost Season of Love and Snow by Jennifer Laam
“An evocative story of love and power, Jennifer Laam draws the reader deep into the heart of a resilient woman’s struggle to hold her own in Imperial Russian society. Natalya Pushkina, a woman once adored, ridiculed, and since forgotten, is brought to life in this vibrant, skillfully woven tale.” – Serena Burdick, author of Girl in the Afternoon
“A captivating tale in which Natalya Pushkin is vividly imagined. The dramatic complexities of her personality, and of Imperial Russian society, are cleverly portrayed in this sensitive and skillfully written novel. Sure to enchant those who are already fans of Jennifer Laam, and fans of historical fiction.” – Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home
“This hauntingly elegant tale of love and tragedy in Imperial Russia, as seen through the eyes of Pushkin’s much-reviled wife, sweeps us up into the fatal glamour and deceptions of an era, the peril of choices, and one woman’s resilient struggle to discover herself.” – C.W. Gortner, author of The Vatican Princess
“The Lost Season of Love and Snow deftly weaves historical facts with rich, deep emotion, taking us inside the unforgettable love story between young beauty Natalya Goncharova and famed poet Alexander Pushkin. Jennifer Laam delivers a compelling portrait of a woman unfairly condemned not just for her own desires, but for the adoration of powerful men she could neither reject nor control. Laam makes love itself both the hero and the villain of this powerful story, delicately exploring its joys, delights and tensions as well as its tragic consequences.” – Greer Macallister, USA Today bestselling author of The Magician’s Lie and Girl in Disguise
About Jennifer Laam
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JENNIFER LAAM is the author of The Secret Daughter of the Tsar and The Tsarina’s Legacy. She earned her master’s degree in History from Oakland University in Michigan and her bachelor’s degree from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. She has lived in Los Angeles and the suburbs of Detroit, traveled in Russia and Europe, and worked in education and non-profit development. She currently resides in Northern California.
Giveaway Lost Season of Love and Snow by Jennifer Laam
This giveaway is open to Canada and the U.S. only and ends on January 19, 2018 midnight pacific time. Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.
A fascinating and captivating novel which interests me greatly. The locale, era and story are enthralling.
Sounds like a great read for a long winter night. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
I’m a big fan of Russian literature and stories set in Russia. Thanks for the giveaway!! 🙂
Been missing you guys! Welcome back. This sounds like an exceptional read. I would thoroughly enjoy reading this winter in the cold weather we are having presently.
Your review made me want to read it,
Very fascinating story. Thanks for the giveaway. Good to see you back!
I’ve read a lot of Pushkin’s works as I took a Russian lit course. This book will bring him and his life alive.
The location and the subject matter are very interesting to me, and historical fiction is my favorite genre.
“What is it about this book that interests you?” It does sound like an evocative look at pre-revolutionary Russia!