When a virulent flu epidemic sweeps through Moscow killing hundreds of thousands of inhabitants, Anya and her husband Sergei decide to flee to a lake in the far rth of Russia where they hope to sit out the epidemic. But as the wave of infection expands from the capital, they encounter obstacles, hazards, and aggression, with near escapes from death as they try to navigate their way through a harsh Russian winter, with diminishing supplies of petrol and food. And their troubles multiply as Sergei agrees to takes on unwelcome guests and Anna struggles with her own feelings of hostility and jealousy.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Skyscraper Publications
ISBN-10
0993153372
ISBN-13
9780993153372
eBay Product ID (ePID)
223681793
Product Key Features
Author
Yana Vagner
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Newbold on Stour
Author Biography
Yana Vagner lives in Moscow with her husband, teenage son and three dogs. She started writing Lake Vongozero as a weekly blog, at a time when a flu epidemic swept through Moscow, and the story had already attracted thousands of readers before it was turned into a best-selling novel in Russia. This is her first book.