A Gentleman in Moscow transports the reader to Moscow in the 1920s and beyond.
The story unfolds from the perspective of Alexander Rostov, a former aristocrat placed under house arrest. It weaves a sophisticated plot filled with many fascinating twists and turns, leaving a lasting impact long after you have turned the final page of the book.
The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers, soon to be a major television series
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Rules of Civility, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and…
This debut novel by Eskens, while categorized as a mystery thriller, exhibits the qualities of a sophisticated character study.
Joe Talbert, a college student, stumbles upon an unexpected encounter with Carl, a Vietnam War veteran dying of cancer, during a semester project assignment. Inadvertently, Joe becomes entangled in the pursuit of solving a murder mystery. What captivates me most is Eskens' skillful storytelling, where he adeptly weaves his narrative.
It is clear that he possesses the knack for captivating literary agents and editors by expertly pressing all the right buttons.
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in…
At first glance, Ove, the grumpy old man, is a misanthropist who has grown disillusioned with the world.
However, as the story unfolds, it reveals the underlying kindness in the man as he undergoes an unexpected transformation. The book’s greatest strength lies in the author's ability to write in a manner that transcends language barriers.
Originally penned in Swedish, the translation allows English readers to feel entirely at home within its pages.
'A JOY FROM START TO FINISH' - Gavin Extence, author of THE UNIVERSE VERSUS ALEX WOODS
There is something about Ove.
At first sight, he is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d'etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents' Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets.
Heavenly Empress Wu Zetian was the sole female ruler in history to successfully supplant a formidable dynasty and establish her own reign in a major nation, ultimately proclaiming herself emperor of China. This book delves into the remarkable journey of this daughter born to a concubine, who entered the imperial palace at a tender age as a lowly concubine, and navigated a world dominated by men, ultimately ascending to the pinnacle of power in medieval China. Unlike other novels on her in the Western languages, this novel is based on documentary sources with ample annotations and Chinese characters. It also provides a chronology, a detailed glossary, and a bibliography. As such, it is a great supplemental reader for a college student.
