After Silence (Hardback)
Hardcover 474 pages English Aug 09, 2022
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Leningrad, 1941. German forces surround the city at the start of the most harrowing winter in its history. The siege becomes a battle for survival. Bodies fill the streets, and the crushing horror of cold, starvation and bone-deep fear is relentless.Set against this background of tragedy and suffering, a remarkable group of musicians - soldiers and civilians, all of whom have been wasted by war and hunger - come together to perform Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony. They scarcely have the strength to carry their instruments, but their performance of this haunting and defiant new piece provides a rare light of hope in the darkness. Friendship, love and a vibrant passion for music combine in this ambitious, absorbing and richly sensuous masterpiece.
- Author:
- Jessica Gregson
- Publisher:
- Deixis Press
- Publication Date:
- Aug 09, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 474 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 1838498796
- ISBN-13:
- 9781838498795