| Title | The People's Act of Love |
| Author | James Meek |
| Publisher | Cannongate |
| Year | 2005 |
| ISBN | 1-84195-706-1 |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Started | 5th March 2006 |
| Finished | 8th March 2006 |
| Rating | ■■■■■■■■■□ (9/10) |
Back Cover
1919, Siberia. Deep in the unforgiving landscape a town lies under military rule, awaiting the remoreless assault of Bolsheviks along the Trans-Siberian railway. Then Samarin arrives. Appearing from the woods with a tale of escape from an Artic prison, he says he is being chased by a cannibal. Anna, a beautiful young widow, feels somwthing for the new arrival. Then the local shaman is found dead and suspicion and terror engulf the little town ...
My Review
This is normally not my sort of book. I was in a mood to read something different & this was recommended to me, so I started..... and then I couldn't stop. At times it was more than the, very good, story that kept me reading. It was the wonderful descriptions, the way the story was told, the use of words. I normally don't like books that describe all the detail, leaving nothing for my own imagination. But this book was different, the description & situation was so perfectly detailed that my imagination was forced into being there!! feeling the cold, the shivers... at times I really was part of the story.
I really liked this book & would recommend it to anyone.. My German girlfriend started to read the book after me, but the use of English language was too rich for her!! I noticed it is available in 20 languages, we will get the German version & see how well it has been translated..
