Sell Us the Rope

by Stephen May

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Pub Date 1 Mar 2022 | Archive Date 24 Mar 2022

Sandstone Press

General Fiction (Adult) | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

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Description

'Original, adept and confident... What can I say, except that I wish I had written it myself?' -Hilary Mantel

May 1907. Young Stalin – poet, bank-robber, spy – is in London for the 5th Congress of the Russian Communist Party. As he builds his powerbase in the party, Stalin manipulates alliances with Lenin, Trotsky, and Rosa Luxemburg under the eyes of the Czar’s secret police. Meanwhile he is drawn to the fiery Finnish activist Elli Vuokko and risks everything in a relationship as complicated as it is dangerous.

'Original, adept and confident... What can I say, except that I wish I had written it myself?' -Hilary Mantel

May 1907. Young Stalin – poet, bank-robber, spy – is in London for the 5th Congress of...

Advance Praise

‘Original, adept and confident. What can I say, except that I wish I had written it myself?’ HILARY MANTEL

‘Hums with the visceral energy of revolutionary fervour and sex.’ LIZ JENSEN

‘Both challenges and illuminates history. A rare achievement.’ BENJAMIN MYERS

‘A vibrant depiction of Stalin’s time in London, complete with calisthenics, traitors and bank robberies.’ SUZANNE JOINSON

‘Introduces us to an extraordinary cast at one of history’s oddest turning points.’ MARCEL THEROUX

‘Brimming with captivating characters and twisty intrigues.’ KATHERINE CLEMENTS

‘Original, adept and confident. What can I say, except that I wish I had written it myself?’ HILARY MANTEL

‘Hums with the visceral energy of revolutionary fervour and sex.’ LIZ JENSEN

‘Both challenges...

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The Bookseller March Book of the Month!

Reviews commissioned by national and regional newspapers

Interviews and features with regional and national press and radio

Online and in-person launch events...