The Siege:

A Tolstoyan epic of love and war; life and death…she writes beautifully—Sunday TelegraphRemarkable, affecting…there are few more interesting stories than this; and few writers who could have told it better—Rachel Cusk, Daily TelegraphUtterly convincing. A deeply moving account of two love stories in terrible circumstances. The story of their struggle to survive appears simple, as all great literature should…A world-class novel—Antony Beevor, The TimesLiterary writing of the highest order set against a background of suffering so intimately reconstructed it is hard to believe that Dunmore was not there—Sunday TelegraphA remarkable parable of human survival against the odds—Mail on SundayIn this wise, humane and beautifully written novel she has written a masterpiece—IndependentA searing historical novel. Dunmore vividly evokes the unbelievable cold, privations and violence as people struggle to survive…an extraordinary description of the horrors of the time—Sunday ExpressAn important as well as a thrilling work of art—Independent on SundayA moving and powerful novel in which Dunmore employs all her celebrated descriptive and narrative skills…beautiful—Daily MailA harrowing, urgent narrative of cold, starvation and the battle to survive—Sunday TimesA Tolstoyan epic of love and war; life and death…she writes beautifully—Sunday TelegraphRemarkable, affecting…there are few more interesting stories than this; and few writers who could have told it better—Rachel Cusk, Daily TelegraphUtterly convincing. A deeply moving account of two love stories in terrible circumstances. The story of their struggle to survive appears simple, as all great literature should…A world-class novel—Antony Beevor, The TimesLiterary writing of the highest order set against a background of suffering so intimately reconstructed it is hard to believe that Dunmore was not there—Richard Overy, Sunday TelegraphA remarkable parable of human survival against the odds—Mail on SundayIn this wise, humane and beautifully written novel she has written a masterpiece—IndependentA searing historical novel. Dunmore vividly evokes the unbelievable cold, privations and violence as people struggle to survive…an extraordinary description of the horrors of the time—Sunday ExpressAn important as well as a thrilling work of art—Independent on SundayA moving and powerful novel in which Dunmore employs all her celebrated descriptive and narrative skills…beautiful—Daily Mail