Lenin's Roller Coaster (Used Hardcover) - David Downing

Autumn 1917 As a generation of Europe s young men perish on the Eastern and Western fronts British spy Jack McColl is assigned a sabotage mission deep in the heart of Central Asia where German influence is strong and where he ll be in completely unfamiliar territory Despite his uncanny ear for foreign languages there is much he doesn t know about the cities he s to infiltrate or the people he s to meet there As he quickly realizes the mission only becomes more dangerous the closer he gets to its heart Meanwhile the woman he loves Irish American suffragette journalist Caitlin Hanley is in Bolshevik Russia thrilled to have the chance to cover the Revolution As the noose of anti Russian government propaganda tightens around the American press strangling the progressive and socialist workers movements the Russians seem to be making strides toward equality women s rights and real social change Caitlin knows Moscow is where she is meant to be during this historic event even if she is putting her own life at risk to bear witness But four years of bloody war have taken their toll on all of Europe and Jack and Caitlin s relationship may become another casualty Caitlin s political convictions have always been for progress feminism and socialism often diametrically opposed to the conservative goals of the British Empire Jack serves Up until now Jack and Caitlin have managed to set aside their allegiances and stay faithful to each other but the stakes of their affair have risen too high Can a revolutionary love a government spy And if she does will it cost one of them their lives In Russia the Bolshevik revolution is in full swing while the supposed Great War is destroying Europe in ways never before imagined Fulltime lovers and part time enemies British spy Jack McColl and progressive American journalist Caitlin Hanley have seen their relationship survive this far but in a world defined by win at all cost attitudes how much longer can they

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