After Silence

By Jessica Gregson

Book Overview

Leningrad, 1941. German forces surround the city at the start of the most harrowing winter in its history. The siege becomes a battle for survival. Bodies fill the streets, and the crushing horror of cold, starvation and bone-deep fear is relentless.

Set against this background of tragedy and suffering, a remarkable group of musicians - soldiers and civilians, all of whom have been wasted by war and hunger - come together to perform Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony. They scarcely have the strength to carry their instruments, but their performance of this haunting and defiant new piece provides a rare light of hope in the darkness. Friendship, love and a vibrant passion for music combine in this ambitious, absorbing and richly sensuous masterpiece.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1838498796
• ISBN13: 9781838498795
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Deixis Press
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"