The Oligarch's Wife - Couverture souple

Blundy, Anna

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848090846 ISBN 13 : 9781848090842

Editeur : Arrow, 2010

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Pavel Ivanchenko's life begins in poverty and violence, but he is destined to become one of the richest men in the world: one of the post-Glasnost Oligarchs. He starts his business life trading illegal vodka on the freezing, grimy streets of Kargasok, he ends up buying most of the steel in the old Soviet Union, believing that he can buy, sell, or destroy anything or anyone - especially women. This is principally the story of two of those women: one English, one Russian, who become friends as girls in Moscow, and whose lives then become entwined through their turbulent relationships with the Oligarch. From Moscow to London and the French Riviera, back to St Petersburg, from the grinding boredom of extreme poverty, to the surreal stage sets of fabulous wealth, the story leads us deep into the heart of an unknown and fascinating world, with a larger-than-life man - part hero, part villain - at its centre.

Quatrième de couverture :

On the freezing, grimy streets of Kirgask in Russia, a girl dreams of escape. Katya's beauty is her passport to a life beyond the wildest of those dreams.

Pavel Ivanchenko, selling illegal vodka to support his family, knows that he'll make a better life than most - but cannot guess that he will become on of the richest men in the world.

And in England, Mo joins a school trip to Moscow, little thinking that a chance meeting with Katya and Pavel will be the defining moment of her life. For she and Katya will first become friends, then rivals for the oligarch's heart, and finally allies who must bring him down.

From Moscow and St Petersburg to London and the French Riviera - a brilliant novel by the author of Neat Vodka.

'Buoyant, smart, racy, compelling ... A page-turner as intoxicating as Smirnoff' Tina Brown

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Arrow
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1848090846
• ISBN 13: 9781848090842
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352