A Moscow Awakening

by Richard Fassam-Wright

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Pub Date 28 Aug 2022 | Archive Date 28 Sep 2022

The Book Guild | Book Guild Publishing

General Fiction (Adult) | Historical Fiction | Mystery & Thrillers

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It is November 1974 in the depths of the Cold War. Distancing himself from an uneventful life in the UK to pursue new challenges, Will Lawrence embarks on a nine month study programme at a college in Moscow, USSR to undertake research into Soviet agriculture.

Immersed in Soviet life, Will befriends Tristan, a fellow British student, and Valya, an attractive young Russian woman.

Against a backdrop of developing East-West diplomatic and business ties, Will discovers some disconcerting aspects of life in Moscow, with threatening consequences for himself and his two companions. Resolving to unravel the murky events in a risky and dangerous journey, he pursues justice and retribution amidst a ruthless business conspiracy.

Can Will extricate himself as events spiral further out of control?

A Note From the Publisher

Richard Fassam-Wright worked for 38 years in senior positions in the European Union and the United Nations where he specialised in foreign, security and humanitarian policy issues. He has a longstanding interest in Russia, its people, its history and its culture. He spent five years studying and working in Moscow in both Soviet and post-Soviet times. Set in Russia in the 1970’s, A Moscow Awakening is his first novel. He now lives in London.

Richard Fassam-Wright worked for 38 years in senior positions in the European Union and the United Nations where he specialised in foreign, security and humanitarian policy issues. He has a...

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ISBN	9781915603050
PRICE	£5.99 (GBP)
PAGES	320

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Robin P, Reviewer

Richard Fassam-Wright launches a literary career with a master-class in storytelling set in the mucky murky mid-1970s when both the USA and USSR had reasons to push for the Cold War to be defrosted.
Will, a naive young English student goes to Moscow. His nine months there are a rite of passage as he encounters the best and the worst human nature has to offer and realises he is up against enemies from both sides of the Iron Curtain.
The author perfectly captures an era of deceit and duplicity with officials working to their own hidden agendas but what makes this story so compelling is his portrayal of the ordinary Russians - warm and generous - living in fear of their Soviet masters. It's a game of cat and mouse, compulsive and emotionally resonate.