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The Summer Garden (The Bronze Horseman Trilogy Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Paullina Simons (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A novel tracing the enduring power of love and commitment against the forces of war and the equally dangerous forces of keeping the peace

From the bestselling author of The Girl in Times Square, comes the magnificent conclusion to the saga that was set in motion when Tatiana fell in love with her Red Army officer, Alexander Belov, in wartime Leningrad in 1941.

Tatiana and Alexander have since suffered the worst the twentieth century had to offer. After years of separation, they are miraculously reunited in America, the land of their dreams. They have a beautiful son, Anthony. They have proved to each other that their love is greater than the vast evil of the world. But though they are only in their twenties, in their hearts they are old, and they are strangers. In the climate of fear and mistrust of the Cold War, dark forces are at work in the US that threaten their life and their family. Can they be happy? Or will the ghosts of yesterday reach out to blight even the destiny of their firstborn son?

Epic in scope, masterfully told, The Summer Garden is a novel of unique and devastating emotional power that spans two thirds of the twentieth century, and three continents.

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    The Bronze Horseman Trilogy
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    755 pages
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  6. Publication date
    28 April 2011
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Engrossing...this character-driven installment is as heart wrenching as the previous volumes.

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The Magnificent Conclusion to the Timeless Epic Saga

Through years of war and devastation, Tatiana and Alexander suffered the worst the twentieth century had to offer. Miraculously reunited in America, they now have a beautiful son, Anthony, the gift of a love strong enough to survive the most terrible upheavals. Though they are still young, the ordeals they endured have changed them--and after living apart in a world laid waste, they must now find a way to live together in postwar America.

With the Cold War rising, dark forces at work in their adopted country threaten their lives, their family, and their hard-won peace. To regain the happiness they once knew, to wash away the lingering pain of the past, two lovers grown distant must somehow forge a new life . . .or watch the ghosts of their yesterdays destroy their firstborn son.

The Summer Garden . . . their odyssey is just beginning.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004XOZ9BO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (28 April 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1862 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 755 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 3,619

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Paullina Simons is the author of the acclaimed novels Tully, Red Leaves, and Eleven Hours as well as the Bronze Horseman Trilogy. Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia, she graduated from The University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, and has lived in Rome, London, and Dallas. She currently lives near New York City with her husband and most of her children.

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Mez21
5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable!!!
Reviewed in Australia on 16 November 2022
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Having just finished this trilogy, I'm now lost for words. I felt every moment, good and bad, happy and sad. I am overwhelmed by the characters in this story, by their intricacies and depth. Paullina Simons deserves an award for how incredibly well she has written these books. Honestly for me, nothing short of brilliant!
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Malcolm Chapman
5.0 out of 5 stars great end to series.
Reviewed in Australia on 19 March 2023
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covers wars in Russia to Vietnam. good bold stories , most enjoyable.
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Chas
4.0 out of 5 stars Deep emotion that you can feel.
Reviewed in Australia on 8 September 2015
This book was very different to the first two but not without its drama and emotion. It's more along the lines of everyday life but of course always with a twist and it does get back into war with trauma, emotion and drama. The ending was worth getting to and the last few sentences left me on a high. But you have to read the entire book to understand everything to the last. A definite read to finish the trilogy.
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Legin56
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in Australia on 18 April 2023
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Good price
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Helen
5.0 out of 5 stars This is one part of a trilogy (The Bronze Horseman) which is amazing
Reviewed in Australia on 22 March 2023
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Amazing story. Loved it.
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Song
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't stop Reading
Reviewed in Australia on 4 October 2017
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From the time I finished the first chapter of the Horse Man I was taken back to Russia, living life with Tania and Alexandria. Every spare moment I had, I was reading and joining them in their adventure. Paullina made the characters so real, that you become one of the family, crying and laughing out loud. First books I have read by this author but won't be the last. Make sure you start with the first book of this trilogy not the second as I did, and that you have plenty of time to read as once you start you won't want to stop
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Shirley Tebbey
5.0 out of 5 stars So glad I stayed till the end.
Reviewed in Australia on 3 June 2018
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I thought I wasn't going to like the third book in the first few chapters, but I did very much enjoy the continued story of Tatia and Alexander right till the end when I cried -for their beautiful enduring love and also because my journey with them was over.
Only the Outlander series has enchanteed me as much as this one. However flawed the characters may be, I fell in love with them from the first ice-cream.
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Alicia X
1.0 out of 5 stars READ only th first two books (trust me)
Reviewed in Australia on 8 October 2015
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I love a good romance. BEWARE this book is tragic. I was expecting beautiful epilogue of about 5 hours to continue such an enticing story. Instead spent 30 hours regretting every page i turned.
This book should of been small few chapters at the end of book two, to finish such a powerfull love story. Book three really me change my opinions of both chcharacters.
The story had no plot, and kept bouncing through generations with minni stories, made the book very boring and draining.
Took me so long to read and i just didnt feel that melt my heart, stay up all night, take my breath away feeling, that i recieved in the other two books.
In other words it was a depressing fail.
Take my advice and keep the power of Tatiana and Shuras love safe at the en of book two.
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Donna M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Canada on 13 October 2023
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Exciting stimulating
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Only_l. 🌹
5.0 out of 5 stars Sommerregen, Sommersonnenschein, Sommergewitter, der grandiose Abschluss
Reviewed in Germany on 11 September 2023
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Entgegen vieler negativer und vielleicht auch abgeneigter Meinungen, vonwegen das der dritte Teil nicht mehr nötig gewesen wäre, kann ich nur sagen, dass der dritte und letzte Band absolut fantastisch ist.

Paullina Simons hat mit Alexander und Tatiana zwei einzigartige Menschen erschaffen, die ich niemals vergessen werde. Eine Welt voller Höhen und Tiefen, Dramen, Verluste und fröhlichen Spektakeln. Alles in allem einzigartig.

Eine Welt, ein ganzes Geschehen nach den Schrecken des zweiten Weltkrieges ... Das junge Paar, Eltern des kleinen Anthony, muss nun mit den wirklichen Schrecken nach dem Krieg zurechtkommen. Wieder ins Leben finden. Zueinander finden. Über das Erlebte sprechen, es verarbeiten - ohne den kleinen Sohn darunter leiden zu lassen.
Eine Mammutaufgabe. Werden es Tatiana und Alexander schaffen? Sind sie fähig, alles als ein Team zu meistern?

Meine Emotionen sprudeln nur so über. Ein einziger Wirbelsturm. Eine meiner absoluten Lieblingsgeschichten. Die Wortwahl passte einfach jedes Mal haargenau. Große Inspirationsquelle. Hoffnungslose/hoffnungsvolle Romantik.

Ich verneige mich vor der Autorin. Vor ihrem Können. Fantastische Recherche. Eine wahre Künstlergeschichte.
Ich habe es einfach nur geliebt.
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Only_l. 🌹
5.0 out of 5 stars Sommerregen, Sommersonnenschein, Sommergewitter, der grandiose Abschluss
Reviewed in Germany on 11 September 2023
Entgegen vieler negativer und vielleicht auch abgeneigter Meinungen, vonwegen das der dritte Teil nicht mehr nötig gewesen wäre, kann ich nur sagen, dass der dritte und letzte Band absolut fantastisch ist.

Paullina Simons hat mit Alexander und Tatiana zwei einzigartige Menschen erschaffen, die ich niemals vergessen werde. Eine Welt voller Höhen und Tiefen, Dramen, Verluste und fröhlichen Spektakeln. Alles in allem einzigartig.

Eine Welt, ein ganzes Geschehen nach den Schrecken des zweiten Weltkrieges ... Das junge Paar, Eltern des kleinen Anthony, muss nun mit den wirklichen Schrecken nach dem Krieg zurechtkommen. Wieder ins Leben finden. Zueinander finden. Über das Erlebte sprechen, es verarbeiten - ohne den kleinen Sohn darunter leiden zu lassen.
Eine Mammutaufgabe. Werden es Tatiana und Alexander schaffen? Sind sie fähig, alles als ein Team zu meistern?

Meine Emotionen sprudeln nur so über. Ein einziger Wirbelsturm. Eine meiner absoluten Lieblingsgeschichten. Die Wortwahl passte einfach jedes Mal haargenau. Große Inspirationsquelle. Hoffnungslose/hoffnungsvolle Romantik.

Ich verneige mich vor der Autorin. Vor ihrem Können. Fantastische Recherche. Eine wahre Künstlergeschichte.
Ich habe es einfach nur geliebt.
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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Sara Téllez
5.0 out of 5 stars Como en la descripción
Reviewed in Spain on 2 April 2021
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De segunda mano bien conservado
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Tinor
3.0 out of 5 stars Too wordy for me
Reviewed in the Netherlands on 20 March 2021
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I found the trilogy interesting at parts, due to the historical settings. The erotic parts are nice at the start but too protracted later, as are the many details of dialogues and interwoven stories. I was speeding through pages skipping large parts to move the story along.
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AQG
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommend the 3 books!
Reviewed in France on 11 September 2020
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This is the third book of the trilogy "Tatiana and Alexander" and I found much more interesting this third and last book; but you should read and have to read the two first ones.
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