In the bestselling tradition of )Dr Zhivago(, )Sophie's Choice( and )The Island(, this is an epic story of revolution, passion and betrayal, and one woman whose extraordinary secret lies uncovered for half a century. Beginning in St Petersburg in 1917, it moves forward over the next 20 years, people with real life characters from Rasputin and Stalin. From the author of acclaimed histories )Stalin( and )Young Stalin(.