Brothers

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This immensely powerful novel follows four generations of the Bindel family as they fight for survivial in a hostile world. From imperial Russia in 1825 they head towards Western Europe, returning finally to modern Russia - where the persecution of the Jews continues. The Bindel family are knit by unbreakable bonds of love and loyalty, bonds which survive conscription into the Tsarist army in the 1830s, the Odessa pogrom of 1871, emigration to the Welsh valleys and to Germany, the Nazis, the concentration camps and the Gulags.

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'An extraordinary achievement' THE TIMES *'Enthralling and terrifying' EVENING STANDARD *'Powerful and impressive, it is a profound reflective exercise for anyone born gentile and free' FINANCIAL TIMES *'Bernice Rubens has shown an ambition, architectural skill and ability to sustain an absorbing narrative that is rare in contemporary fiction' SCOTSMAN

Author Bio

Bernice Rubens was born in Wales. Her novels include the Booker-Prize winning THE ELECTED MEMBER and A FIVE YEAR SENTENCE, which was shortlisted for the same award. NINE LIVES was published in June 2002 in HB.