The Bronze Horseman

In June 1941, as German forces begin their march toward Leningrad, seventeen-year-old Tatiana Metanova meets Alexander Belov, a Red Army officer, on the day the invasion is announced. Their instant connection is complicated by the fact that Tatiana's older sister Dasha believes Alexander is courting her. As the Siege of Leningrad tightens and the city starves through a brutal winter, Tatiana and Alexander protect a love that must stay hidden, threatened by family loyalty, Soviet secrets in Alexander's past, and the war itself. Simons builds an epic of endurance, sacrifice, and a bond fierce enough to outlast a city under blockade.