Description: The epic and monumental love story Paullina Simons began with her adored international bestseller The Bronze Horseman comes to a breathtaking conclusion. The Summer Garden is the third volume in Simons s magnificent trilogy a Russian Thorn Birds which follows a love that survived the terrible siege of Leningrad during World War Two, a heartbreaking separation and a glorious reunion in America, only to be supremely tested by the hatred, fear, and uncertainty of the Cold War. You will never forget the lovers Tatiana and Alexander and their story of enduring love and commitment, and you will cherish every moment spent in The Summer Garden."
Brief description:
Paullina Simons is the author of Tully and The Bronze Horseman, as well as ten other beloved novels, a memoir, a cookbook, and two children's books. Born in Leningrad, Russia, Paullina immigrated to the United States when she was ten, and now lives in New York with her husband and an alarming number of her once-independent children.
Review Quotes:
"Paullina Simons knows how to keep the reader turning the pages." - Courier Mail (Australia)
"Well worth reading. - The Southland Times (New Zealand)
"BREATHTAKING! The final instalment in the lives of Tatiana Metanova and Alexander Barrington honestly takes the breath away. Paullina Simons is an extraordinary storyteller and the book is full to overflowing as Tatiana and Alexander, both broken from what they've seen and lived through, try to rebuild their lives and protect their son as he grows up to become a soldier just like his dad and heads off to fight in Vietnam." - The Evening Standard (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
"Paullina Simon's voice is engaging enough and there is much information in the broad sweep of the narrative, which covers the blockade of Leningrad, the Vietnam War and the saga of a Russian immigrant family that eventually finds happiness in the US of A." - Melbourne Age
"Lush in emotion and rich in detail . . . a complex, diverse, multifaceted story." - Denver Post
"An impressive and enviable first novel, Tully proves to be one of those page-turners. There is a reader involvement that almost becomes a compulsion." - Richmond Times-Dispatch (on TULLY)