The Cruel Romance
A Novel of Love and War
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4.4 • 5 Ratings
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Publisher Description
On October 1941, in a small village outside Moscow, Serafima bids farewell to Vitya, a Soviet officer going to the front. With only moments left together, she places a cross around her beloved’s neck and reluctantly releases him into a cruel world where nothing is certain, especially whether she will ever see him again.
Days later, Germans invade her village and take over her tiny house. Serafima and her mother must comply with orders, endure abuse, and stay put, or their village will be annihilated.
As World War II intertwines Serafima’s and Vitya’s life with that of a young German violinist and a Russian intellectual, their destinies are irrevocably altered. Can they rise to the challenge of agonizing moral choices and learn to forgive and love again?
Praise
“The Cruel Romance is a tale of love, violence, and acceptance as Serafima is forced to live with what the Germans left behind. This compelling story makes for a thrilling read in a setting and time that comes to life, pulling the reader into the vividly drawn, rarely seen world” (Elisabeth Amaral, author of When Any Kind of Love Will Do and Czar Nicholas, The Toad, and Duck Soup).
Customer Reviews
Very Appropriate
What I liked best about The Cruel Romance was the one full white page between each chapter. “What is this?” Then I realized that moment of page turning was enough time to consider what just happened. It made me seek more.
How glad am I for having read The Cruel Romance. Love, hate, grief, work, war, hunger then the seeking to end the despair of a cruel order carried out.
With repentance then forgiveness given all the
characters were truly wrapped up neatly with each receiving their desire.
Riveting
Couldn’t hardly put this book down. Book evokes a lot of emotion as it run the entire gambit of human emotions.