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“A perfectly balanced novel of love and tragedy.”
---Waterstone’s Books Quarterly (UK)

In present-day Boston, seventy-year-old Alexander Ivanov has built a successful business empire. A kind, passionate man, he has managed to bury the tragic memories surrounding his early life in post-Stalinist Russia with his charismatic late wife, Katya---or so he believes.

Into his life come two women: one will open up the heart Alexander has protected for so long; the other is determined to uncover the truth about what really happened to Katya all those years ago.

Despite the Falling Snow journeys back to the snowbound streets of 1950s Moscow, revealing a city of secrets and treachery, a world of true love lost and friendships betrayed. For only by confronting the past can Alexander move on to his future.

“At its core an unforgettable love story. Yet it is also a political novel of the highest order. Sarif understands, as Arthur Koestler did, the human cost exacted by totalitarian systems. And like Graham Greene, she knows that the worst betrayals are those committed by the ones we love. Her novel is immensely powerful---and deeply moving.
---Steve Yarbrough, author of Prisoners of War and Visible Spirits

“Explores love and tragic loss with the pace of a thriller and a style that is gentle and flowing, a hypnotic combination that eases between the United States and 1950s Moscow. . . . A pure delight, highly recommended.”
---The Bookseller (UK)

“An intriguing story of love, betrayal, anguish, and despair. . . . An enthralling read.”
---Daily Dispatch (UK)

:An engrossing story that moves effortlessly between present-day Boston and Soviet Russia, dealing with terrible emotional violence and passionate love.”
---Writing Magazine (UK)

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About the Author:

Shamim Sarif’s first novel, The World Unseen, won a Betty Trask Award and the Pendleton May First Novel Award. She lives in London with her family.

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         "Shamim Sarif's intense and elegant first novel drew on her South African roots. This one shows that her cultural compass can stretch even wider without dulling the delicacy of her gaz ..Highly readable."
       --The Independent

     A compelling read, flicking expertly between the tragic present and tumultuous past ...Haunting at times, Shamim's elegant prose weaves a poignant tale indeed."
      --Crush Books

  An intriguing story of love, betrayal, anguish and despair . . . Shamim Sarif brings her characters to life with a delicacy of touch evocative of the intensity of their passions. An enthralling read."
      --Daily Dispatch


"This story is, quite literally, breathtaking."
--The Good Book Guide

  Explores love and tragic loss with the pace of a thriller and a style that is gentle and flowing,a hypnotic combination that eases between the US and 1950s Moscow. .  A pure delight, highly recommended.
--The Bookseller

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  • PublisherSt. Martin's Press
  • Publication date2005
  • ISBN 10 0312338562
  • ISBN 13 9780312338565
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages352
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