Snowdrops, A.D. Miller
Snowdrops, A.D. Miller
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Snowdrops

Author: A.D. Miller

Narrator: Kevin Howard

Unabridged: 6 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/04/2011


Synopsis

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, A.D. Miller's much-heralded debut introduces readers to Nick Platt, a British lawyer working in Russia at the turn of the twenty-first century. The only thing more enticing to Nick than a culture rife with money, corruption, and decadence is the promise of women- particularly the beautiful Masha. But when Nick starts putting his lust for Masha ahead of his business sense, a cascade of increasingly shady deals threatens to unravel both his finances and his relationship.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Blair on July 09, 2015

I actually bought this book several months ago; a handful of good reviews combined with the setting, Moscow (I've been fascinated with Russia since my teens, and wrote my university dissertation on the Russian presidency) piqued my interest, but somehow I never got around to reading it. I only remem......more

Goodreads review by Maciek on June 01, 2015

The Booker nomination for this novel is a surprise; essentially, it is a rather unsurprising and mostly mediocre thriller with bits of good prose, few surprises and ultimately little payoff. Why was it chosen by the Booker committee as important enough to be included in the shortlist? The structure......more

Goodreads review by James on December 04, 2011

A British lawyer, Nicholas Platt, is working in Moscow in the hectic, free-for-all, Wild East days of the new Russia. By day he helps negotiate huge bank loans to facilitate Russia's economic development. These deals involve a number of shady characters and questionable assumptions, but Nick is caug......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on October 06, 2011

I first heard about this novel on The Review Show on BBC2 and was intrigued enough by the discussion to break my resolution about not buying any more books until (a) they were available for Sony eReader; and (b) I was ready to read them. But right from the exquisite jacket design, I was so gripped wi......more