The house of special purpose
Boyne, John, 1971-2010
Book
Russia 1915. Aged 16, Georgy Jachmenev steps in front of an assassin's bullet intended for a senior member of the Russian Imperial family. He is proclaimed a hero and soon becomes bodyguard to Tsar Nicholas II's son. 65 years later, visiting his dying wife in hospital, memories of the life they had together flood his mind.
Main title:
The house of special purpose / John Boyne.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Black Swan, 2010.
Collation:
493 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Doubleday, 2009.
ISBN:
9780552775410 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Local class:
F
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
81999