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In the outer reaches of a country recently torn apart by civil war lives a small Christian sect and its enigmatic leader, Balashov. Anna Petrovna, a beautiful, restless photographer, is raising her young son by herself amid this brutal landscape. Stationed nearby is a company of Czech soldiers, despContinue
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guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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A hymn to humanity
The People's Act of Love by James Meek 388pp, Canongate, £12.99 I obtained a proof copy of this spellbinding novel several months ago. It wouldn't be an overstatement to say that I was blown away. I immediately re-read the book, and again found mysel ... (read full critics)
guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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Alison 
They weren't as other men
The People's Act of Love by James Meek Canongate £12.99, pp400 This powerfully realised novel takes place in 1919 in Yasyk, a little town on the Yenisey river, about as far north as civilised life can be sustained, on the margin of the vast Siberian ... (read full critics)