5/29/2023 0 Comments City of thieves by david benioffJoin the two young Russians on their often fun and then suddenly again shocking and tragic mission. He also meets his best friend and the love of his life. The protagonist, Lev, a young, inexperienced teenager becomes a man who has killed two German soldiers before his eighteenth birthday. But City of Thieves isn't only a story of adventure and survival, it is also a coming of age story. With lots of humour, suspense and tragedy he shows the desperate lives of the people who were caught between two opposing forces during the Second World War. The author, David Benioff, has written a gripping war novel. Nonetheless the two young men set off on and adventurous journey, one which sends them behind the enemy's lines. During normal times this would be a simple task, but in a huge starving city, where even pets have been eaten by their owners, it seems to be an impossible challenge. They have got one week's time to fullfil the task: to find a dozen eggs for the Colonel so that his wife can bake their daughter's wedding cake. They can either complete it and gain their freedom or fail and die. His grandmother wont talk about it, but his grandfather reluctantly consents. A high-ranking Russian colonel sends the two young men on a mission. A writer visits his retired grandparents in Florida to document their experience during the infamous siege of Leningrad.
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