An unquiet heart : a poet in love and revolution : a novel

Sixsmith, Martin2020

Books, Manuscripts

Find it!
Remove An unquiet heart : a poet in love and revolution : a novel from your current list Save An unquiet heart : a poet in love and revolution : a novel to your current list

Total copies: 1

Available: 0

Availability by location

Place reservation

Summary

1917. Russia is dying amid war, revolution and terror. The birth pains of the new world are a foretaste of the cruellest century. At their heart is Sergei Yesenin, 22, a poet, lover, wounded veteran, beautiful and afraid. Damaged by childhood abandonment, Sergei fears the world, drinks, brawls and womanises. He battles life's hurt with the charm of poetry and the drug of fame. But love is the validation he seeks. His search for meaning in dark times will lead him to passionate affairs with women and with men, until he discovers the one person who might change his life. Zinaida Raikh, exquisitely lovely, sensitive and gifted, offers Sergei the redemption he craves. But love is the devil, and the devil is fickle. This is the extraordinary tale of an extraordinary man.