Red Sky at Noon, Simon Sebag Montefiore
Red Sky at Noon, Simon Sebag Montefiore
List: $22.95 | Sale: $16.07
Club: $11.47

Red Sky at Noon

Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore

Narrator: Simon Bubb

Unabridged: 11 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/02/2018

Synopsis

The stunning new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanovs and Jerusalem, set during an epic cavalry ride across the hot grasslands outside Stalingrad during the darkest times of World War II“The black earth was already baking and the sun was just rising when they mounted their horses and rode across the grasslands towards the horizon on fire …”Imprisoned in the Gulags for a crime he did not commit, Benya Golden joins a penal battalion made up of Cossacks and convicts to fight the Nazis. He enrolls in the Russian cavalry, and on a hot summer day in July 1942, he and his band of brothers are sent on a suicide mission behind enemy lines―but is there a traitor among them? The only thing Benya can truly trust is his horse, Silver Socks, and that he will find no mercy in the onslaught of Hitler’s troops as they push east.Spanning ten epic days, between Benya’s war on the grasslands of southern Russia and Stalin’s intrigues in the Kremlin, between Benya’s intense affair with an Italian nurse and a romance between Stalin’s daughter and a war correspondent, this is a sweeping story of passion, bravery, and survival―where betrayal is a constant companion, death just a heartbeat away, and love, however fleeting, offers a glimmer of redemption.

About Simon Sebag Montefiore

Simon Sebag Montefiore is a historian specializing in Russia. Born in 1965, he read history at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. The author of several novels and a presenter of television documentaries, he is married with two children and lives in London.

About Simon Bubb

Simon Bubb is an audiobook narrator known for his subtlety, nuanced tone, and facility with accents as an integral component of his narration, according to AudioFile magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Angela M on January 18, 2018

3.5 stars rounded up. If I had known that this was the third book in a trilogy, I’m not sure if I would have read it since I would have gone into it wondering what I had missed. By the time I discovered that, I was well into the story and wanted to know Benya Golden’s fate. I was glad, though to lear......more

Goodreads review by Colleen on July 11, 2017

I really enjoyed this book. I havn't read a world war 2 story set in Russia before. The story is set over 10 days righ at the end of the war. For Benya Golden and his mates I am glad it was over the summer it made the story less gloomy and gave hope. It is a war story so it is violent in its telling......more

Goodreads review by Zorka on August 07, 2018

Prelepa knjiga. Uživajte dok ima.......more

Quotes

“This audiobook is an example of a book that is better to experience as a listener than as a reader…Narrator Simon Bubb masterfully conveys the physical and psychological trauma Golden experiences, allowing listeners to empathize with the prisoner’s deepest fears and emotions…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile

“Intensely moving, with an unforgettable climax that will touch the hardest heart.” Jung Chang, New York Times bestselling author

“A dispatch from the days of blood and thunder. Benya’s struggle to keep his humanity is the memorable spine of the book.” Times (London)

“Keeps readers turning pages…A gripping adventure, a compelling history, and a work that adds humanity to stories we thought we already knew.” Wall Street Journal

“Montefiore is a natural storyteller who brings his encyclopedic knowledge of Russian history to life in language that glitters.” Washington Post

“Simon Sebag Montefiore paints a Russian Western under the Red Sky at Noon." Vanity Fair

“A searing tale of love and war. A homage to the author’s favorite Russian writers and the Western masterpieces of Larry McMurtry, Cormac McCarthy, and Elmore Leonard. Such influences pervade this atmospheric tale told in the author’s own distinct voice.” Observer (London)

“It’s Lonesome Dove meets Stalingrad…Montefiore has brought his understand of Russian history to life here with great gusto traversing Gulags, battlefields, and Kremlin.” Women’s Weekly (Australia)

“A stunning World War II story…Montefiore’s immersive portrayal of the Eastern Front makes this a gripping, convincing tale. Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Offering historical accuracy, a fine empathy for his characters, and a story that illuminates the operatic tragedy of Stalin’s rule, Red Sky at Noon is brilliant on multiple levels.” Booklist (starred review)

Awards

  • London Times Pick
  • Publishers Weekly Pick of the Week
  • Vanity Fair Hot Type
  • AudioFile Earphones Award
Add to Cart
Add to Wish List