The Lady of the Mine [electronic resource]
Sergei Lebedev2025
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The extraordinary new novel by the author of Untraceable.
A sealed shaft in a Donbas coal mine contains unimaginable horror: layer upon
layer of human bodies, the victims of Red and White terror during the
Revolution, of Stalin's purges, of the Einsatzgruppen in the Holocaust.
Around this infamous pit, in a polluted region convulsed once again by war and
cruelty when Russia invades Ukraine, the fates of four characters intertwine: a
mysterious and powerful laundress whose dedication to cleaning the filth created
by the mine attracts the suspicion of the secret police; her innocent daughter
Zhanna, left alone by her mother's death; a brutal Russian militia man, who
targets Zhanna; and his boss, a former KGB man turned ruthless servant of Putin.
The voice of The Engineer, a murdered Jew who designed and constructed the mine,
is a witness to the bloody history of the region and the terrible secret at its
heart.
A haunting, lyrical meditation on the legacy of dictatorshi...
Main title:
The Lady of the Mine [electronic resource] / Sergei Lebedev
Author:
Sergei Lebedev, Author
Imprint:
London United Kingdom : Apollo, 2025
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (240 pages)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781035917693
Language:
English
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BRN:
533305
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |