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Children of Liberty

International bestselling author Paullina Simons has sold over two million copies of her novels in Australia, and her most popular novel, The Bronze Horseman, has been voted as one of the top ten love stories of all time. Now twelve years later, she returns to that familiar landscape with her new novel Children of Liberty - a book destined to thrill Australian readers.

Children of Liberty is set at the turn of the century and the dawning of the modern world. Gina Attaviano from Belpasso comes to Boston's Freedom Docks to find a new and better life, and meets Harry Barrington, who is searching for his. The fates of the Barringtons and Attavianos collide on a course between the old and new, between what is expected and what is desired, what is chosen and what is bestowed, what is given and what is taken away. Set against the dawning of a new civilisation, the Model T, the birth of unions, the Russian Revolution, the upheaval of nations, and as America races headlong into the future, Gina and Harry's love story will break your heart.

Paullina Simons says 'Gina and Harry fall in love during one of America's defining moments. Just as they seek to discover who they are, America enters a turning point in its own history. On the brink of becoming a world power, it struggles with the modernisation of its industry and workforce, at the same time attempting to expand its global reach with the building of the Panama Canal. This is an exciting time in American history. The mix of a compelling personal narrative set against the backdrop of transformative historical events has always been the subject that's fascinated me, in the books I read and also in my own fiction.'

Paullina Simons was born in Leningrad, Russia, in 1963. As a child she immigrated to Queens, New York, and went to college on Long Island. She moved to England to attend Essex University before returning to America and graduating from Kansas University. She has lived in Rome, London and Dallas, and now lives in New York with her husband and children. All of her novels have been top ten bestsellers, from Tully to Road to Paradise, and of course, her well-loved trilogy of The Bronze Horseman, The Bridge to Holy Cross and The Summer Garden. The Bronze Horseman's title was taken from the tragic poem by Alexander Pushkin, and the novel, which skilfully highlights the ironies of the socialist utopia, was based on the experiences of Paullina's grandmother, who survived in Leningrad through the German Blockade.

Children of Liberty
Harper Collins Australia
Author: Paullina Simons
ISBN: 9780007241576
Price: $29.99


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