Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar

Stalin: The Court of the Red TsarThe thrilling biography of Stalin, an international bestseller and winner of the British Book Awards History Book of the Year. This thrilling biography of Stalin and his entourage during the terrifying decades of his supreme power transforms our understanding of Stalin as Soviet dictator, Marxist leader and Russian tsar. Based on groundbreaking research, Montefiore reveals in captivating detail the fear and betrayal, privilege and debauchery, family

“When you enter his world

he finds the dangers and the intense comradeship of war

Forward to present day

There Isra struggles to adapt to the expectations of her oppressive mother-in-law Fareeda and strange new husband Adam

one of the engineers who risked life and limb to reinstall Lovelace

Why are judges more likely to deny parole before lunch

Written over the course of Fernando Pessoa’s life

Gorman also tackles the entrenched sexism and racism faced by women and people from marginalised backgrounds as they tried to make it in the music industry

As the only member to have been part of the band throughout the 50 years of its existence

notably on the side-opening "Ask the Angels" and "Pumping (My Heart)

she tells her patients

atmospheric tale that brings to life the hidden working-class voices of the past