{"product_id":"the-secret-speech-paperback","title":"The Secret Speech - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Rob Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Rob Smith-the author whose debut, Child 44, has been called \"brilliant\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e), \"remarkable\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"sensational\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e)-returns with an intense, suspenseful new novel: a story where the sins of the past threaten to destroy the present, where families must overcome unimaginable obstacles to save their loved ones, and where hope for a better tomorrow is found in the most unlikely of circumstances . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Speech\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Soviet Union, 1956. Stalin is dead, and a violent regime is beginning to fracture-leaving behind a society where the police are the criminals, and the criminals are innocent. A secret speech composed by Stalin's successor Khrushchev is distributed to the entire nation. Its message: Stalin was a tyrant. Its promise: The Soviet Union will change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Facing his own personal turmoil, former state security officer Leo Demidov is also struggling to change. The two young girls he and his wife Raisa adopted have yet to forgive him for his part in the death of their parents. They are not alone. Now that the truth is out, Leo, Raisa, and their family are in grave danger from someone consumed by the dark legacy of Leo's past career. Someone transformed beyond recognition into the perfect model of vengeance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the streets of Moscow in the throes of political upheaval, to the Siberian gulags, and to the center of the Hungarian uprising in Budapest, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Speech\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking, epic novel that confirms Tom Rob Smith as one of the most exciting new authors writing today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational #1 bestselling author \u003cb\u003eTom Rob Smith\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from Cambridge University in 2001 and lives in London. His novels in the Child 44 trilogy were \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers and international publishing sensations. Among its many honors, \u003ci\u003eChild 44\u003c\/i\u003e won the ITW 2009 Thriller Award for Best First Novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 2008 Critics Award for Best First Novel, the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 7.98 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48323186098425,"sku":"9780446402415","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Hlx7KckH3Z9780446402415.webp?v=1777204411","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-secret-speech-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}