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The Midwife of St. Petersburg

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 The Midwife of St. Petersburg
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In a rich tale of romance and danger set against the madness of the Bolshevik Revolution, Karena Peshkov follows in her mother's footsteps as a midwife who helps peasant women throughout St. Petersburg. Her bittersweet romance begun with a Cossack commander forges on through the chaos of the revolution.

The Flames of Love and Revolution...
It is Czarist Russia, 1914. Karena Peshkev dreams of escaping her family's country estate and attending medical school. But each year, as she watches her hopes of being accepted to the Imperial College of Medicine slip further away, she much content herself with working alongside her mother, the village's Jewish midwife.
On a visit to her cousin's sumptuous mansion, Karena gets a taste of Russian high society-and meets Colonel Alexsandr Kronstadt. Their attraction is immediate, but they can never act on it. Alex is meant for Karena's cousin, the general's daughter, a superior match politically and socially.
But when the accusations of Bolshevik conspiracy tear her family apart, Karena and her mother flee to St. Petersburg. The "Okhrana"-the Russian secret police-are convinced Karena is a Bolshevik traitor, in league with the rebel party's leader. Certain she is guilty of murder and assassination, they're determined to hunt her down. Alex risks his career and his life to protect her from afar, but will it be enough? Will he find her in time to save her from false accusations-and declare his love?
Vibrant with historical detail and richly woven themes of danger, romance, and God's faithfulness, "The Midwife of St. Petersburg" is an eloquent tale portraying the beauty and madness of a country that is about to change forever.

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MIDWIFE OF ST PETERSBURG

Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Product Weight: 0.69 lbs
Author: Chaikin, Linda Lee
Publication Date: 2007-04-17
Language: English
Publisher: WATERBROOK PR
Dewey Decimal Classification: FIC
Number of Units in Package: 1

ISBN: 9781400070831